2018 Oregon gubernatorial election

The 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Oregon to serve a full four-year term. In the 2016 special election, Democratic Governor Kate Brown had been elected to serve the last two years of John Kitzhaber's term.

The Republican Party nominated Knute Buehler, her opponent in the 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election; the Independent Party of Oregon nominated Patrick Starnes. Brown, running for a full term, won the election; because of term limits, she became ineligible to seek the governorship again.

Declared

 * Kate Brown, incumbent governor
 * Ed Jones
 * Candace Neville

Results
[[File:2018 OR gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg|thumb|Results by county: {{legend|#7996E2|Brown}}

{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}}

{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} ]]

Declared

 * Keenan Bohach
 * Knute Buehler, Orthopedic Surgeon, state representative and nominee for secretary of state in 2012
 * Sam Carpenter, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2016
 * Jonathan Edwards III
 * Brett Hyland
 * Jeff Smith, small business owner
 * David Stauffer
 * Jack Tracy
 * Greg Wooldridge, former Blue Angels commanding officer

Withdrew

 * Bruce Cuff, real estate broker and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2016 (endorsed Greg Wooldridge)

Declined

 * Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Mayor of Happy Valley and nominee for the state house in 2016
 * Cedric Ross Hayden, state representative
 * Mike McLane, House Minority Leader
 * Bud Pierce, physician and nominee for governor in 2016
 * Bill Post, state representative
 * Dennis Richardson, Oregon Secretary of State, former state representative and nominee for governor in 2014

Results
[[File:2018 OR gubernatorial Republican primary.svg|thumb|Results by county: {{legend|#e27f7f|Buehler}}

{{legend|#FFC8CD|30–40%}}

{{legend|#FFB2B2|40–50%}}

{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend|#ff9955|Carpenter}}

{{legend|#ffcca9|30–40%}}

{{legend|#ffb580|40–50%}}

{{legend|#FF9A50|50–60%}} ]]

Declared

 * Skye Allen
 * Dan Pistoresi
 * Patrick Starnes

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 2, 2018
 * Third party debate, featuring Nick Chen (L), Patrick Starnes (I), and Chris Henry (P), hosted by former Green Party candidate Alex DiBlasi, October 6, 2018
 * Complete video of debate, October 9, 2018

Predictions

 * Notes

Polling

 * Aggregate polls


 * with Sam Carpenter


 * with Greg Wooldridge


 * with Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Results by congressional district
Brown carried two out of the state's five congressional districts, losing two swing districts that simultaneously voted for Democrats in the US House, with OR's 4th congressional district held by veteran congressman Peter DeFazio and OR's 5th congressional district held by former veterinarian Kurt Schrader.