1982Final results
1982 election for Oregon Governor
Governor · Oregon
Victor Atiyeh (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Kulongoski (D) by 26.2 points.
Victor AtiyehRepublican · winner
63.1%639,841
Ted KulongoskiDemocrat
36.9%374,316
1,014,157 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET