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2002Final results

2002 election for Oregon Governor

Governor · Oregon

Ted Kulongoski (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Kevin Mannix (R) by 3.0 points.

Ted KulongoskiDemocrat · winner
51.5%618,004
Kevin MannixRepublican
48.5%581,785
1,199,789 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+5.81990D+8.61994D+34.51998D+3.02002D+8.02006D+1.62010

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET