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1990 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1990 Oregon gubernatorial election

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Nominee Barbara Roberts David Frohnmayer Al Mobley
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 508,749 444,646 144,062
Percentage 45.7% 40.0% 13.0%

County results
Roberts:      40–50%      50–60%
Frohnmayer:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Neil Goldschmidt
Democratic

Elected Governor

Barbara Roberts
Democratic

The 1990 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1990. Democratic nominee Barbara Roberts defeated Republican David B. Frohnmayer and Independent Al Mobley to win the election.

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Independent

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  • Al Mobley, social conservative activist[1]

Debates

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1990 Oregon gubernatorial election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Independent Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Barbara Roberts David Frohnmayer Al Mobley Fred Oerther
1 YouTube P P N N
2 League of Women Voters of Oregon
Oregon Corrections Association
YouTube P P P P

Polling

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Source Date Sample
size
Margin
of error
Barbara
Roberts (D)
Dave
Frohnmayer (R)
Others Undecided
The Oregonian[2] 600 ± 4.0% 38% 45% 7% 10%

Results

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Oregon 1990 gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Roberts 508,749 45.7%
Republican Dave Frohnmayer 444,646 40.0%
Independent Al Mobley 144,062 13.0%
Libertarian Fred Oerther 14,583 1.3%
Total votes 1,112,040 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Duara, Nigel (June 10, 2010). "Independents get their shot in Oregon's governor race". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oregon Gubernatorial Campaign Background". C-SPAN. September 16, 1990. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Leip, David (2005). "1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Oregon". Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 5, 2010.