The candidates dodged some questions on immigration enforcement and Trump while stressing their discontent with incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek

The top four GOP candidates for the Oregon governor’s race participated in their first televised debate on Monday, facing some of their toughest questions yet on issues such as election integrity, federal immigration enforcement and how they would govern the state.

Oregon hasn’t elected a Republican governor since the 1980s, and this year’s election is likely to prove challenging for a Republican candidate seeking to upset incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek in part because of the unpopularity of a GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump.…