Oregon gubernatorial election, 1982
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The 1982 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Republican incumbent Victor G. Atiyeh
defeated Democratic state senator Ted Kulongoski
to win re-election.
Victor G. Atiyeh
Victor George Atiyeh is an American politician, elected the 32nd Governor of Oregon in 1978. A member of the Republican Party, Atiyeh was the first elected governor of Arab descent in the United States, serving eight years from 1979 through 1987...
defeated Democratic state senator Ted Kulongoski
Ted Kulongoski
Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski is an American politician, who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon. A Democrat, he has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as the state Insurance Commissioner, the Attorney General, and an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early...
to win re-election.