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      Home/Elections/1918/Governor/Oregon
      1918·Governor·Oregon

      Oregon Governor

      Winner
      REP
      James Withycombe
      53.0%81,067 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Walter M. Pierce
      42.8%65,440 votes
      Margin
      R+10.2
      152,987 total votes
      3 candidates152,987 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James WithycombeREP✓
      		REP81,06753.0%
      Walter M. PierceDEM
      		DEM65,44042.8%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH6,4804.2%

      Seat History

      Governor in Oregon

      2022
      Tina KotekDEM
      D+3.4
      2018
      Kate BrownDEM
      D+6.4
      2016
      Kate BrownDEM
      D+7.2
      2014
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+5.8
      2010
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+1.5
      2006
      Ted KulongoskiDEM
      D+8.0
      2002
      Ted KulongoskiDEM
      D+2.9
      1998
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+34.4
      1994
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+8.5
      1990
      Barbara RobertsDEM
      D+5.8
      1986
      Neil GoldschmidtDEM
      D+4.0
      1982
      Victor AtiyehREP
      R+25.5
      1978
      Victor AtiyehREP
      R+9.8
      1974
      Robert W. StraubDEM
      D+15.6
      1970
      Thomas McCallREP
      R+11.4
      View all Governor history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      James WithycombeREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+21.9
      Career1906-1918
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Walter M. PierceDEM
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginR+2.4
      Career1918-1926
      Governor
      Full profile →

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