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      Home/Elections/1958/Governor/Oregon
      1958·Governor·Oregon

      Oregon Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Mark Hatfield
      55.3%331,900 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Robert D. Holmes
      44.7%267,934 votes
      Margin
      R+10.7
      599,994 total votes
      3 candidates599,994 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mark HatfieldREP✓
      		REP331,90055.3%
      Robert D. HolmesDEM
      		DEM267,93444.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH1600.0%

      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

      Mark HatfieldREP
      Record11W-1L
      Avg MarginR+21.7
      Career1958-2010
      State House / US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →
      Robert D. HolmesDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+10.7
      Career1958-1958
      Governor
      Full profile →
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