1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon Governor
Governor · Oregon
Victor Atiyeh (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Straub (D) by 9.8 points.
Victor AtiyehRepublican · winner
54.9%498,452
Robert W. StraubDemocrat
45.1%409,411
907,863 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET