1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Oregon Governor
Governor · Oregon
Neil Goldschmidt (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Norma Paulus (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Neil GoldschmidtDemocrat · winner
52.0%549,456
Norma PaulusRepublican
48.0%506,986
1,056,442 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET