The 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. A special election was needed due to the death of governor Earl Snell, who was killed in a plane crash on October 28, 1947. Republican Douglas McKay defeated Democrat Lew Wallace to fill the remainder of Snell's term.
Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 21, 1948.
Republican party Incumbent governor John Hubert Hall, who took over after Snell's death until the election, lost the Republican nomination to state senator Douglas McKay.
Candidates Glenn C. Ackerman, businessman John H. Hall, incumbent governor Douglas McKay, member of Oregon State Senate John Peyton
Results
Democratic primary Lew Wallace, who previously ran for governor in 1942, was nominated again, facing no opposition in the Democratic primary.
Candidates Lew Wallace, member of Oregon State Senate
Results
General election Candidates Douglas McKay, Republican Lew Wallace, Democratic Wendell E. Barnett, Independent
Results
Results by county County Douglas McKayRepublican Lew WallaceDemocratic Wendell E. BarnettIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker2,99251.21%2,74146.91%1101.88%2514.30%5,843Benton6,96468.51%3,01529.66%1861.83%3,94938.85%10,165Clackamas15,04251.06%13,69946.50%7212.45%1,3434.56%29,462Clatsop5,71452.48%4,97945.73%1951.79%7356.75%10,888Columbia3,45042.96%4,39754.75%1842.29%-947-11.79%8,031Coos5,33748.28%5,44749.27%2712.45%-110-1.00%11,055Crook98951.40%90346.93%321.66%864.47%1,924Curry1,11361.63%64835.88%452.49%46525.75%1,806Deschutes3,43150.98%3,16046.95%1392.07%2714.03%6,730Douglas8,00560.47%4,91237.10%3222.43%3,09323.36%13,239Gilliam66557.63%46940.64%201.73%19616.98%1,154Grant1,31860.46%81337.29%492.25%50523.17%2,180Harney84853.23%72145.26%241.51%1277.97%1,593Hood River2,34459.55%1,51138.39%812.06%83321.16%3,936Jackson10,67957.31%7,66641.14%2891.55%3,01316.17%18,634Jefferson67156.34%48440.64%363.02%18715.70%1,191Josephine4,69657.03%3,36340.84%1752.13%1,33316.19%8,234Klamath7,08849.13%7,07449.03%2661.84%140.10%14,428Lake1,18455.35%89441.80%612.85%29013.56%2,139Lane21,88260.45%13,41937.07%8952.47%8,46323.38%36,196Lincoln3,66048.73%3,67348.90%1782.37%-13-0.17%7,511Linn8,48455.31%6,44442.01%4122.69%2,04013.30%15,340Malheur3,41060.70%2,09837.34%1101.96%1,31223.35%5,618Marion19,04858.14%12,61138.49%1,1063.38%6,43719.65%32,765Morrow1,01465.46%50232.41%332.13%51233.05%1,549Multnomah89,72448.60%90,90949.24%3,9862.16%-1,185-0.64%184,619Polk4,83560.92%2,93737.00%1652.08%1,89823.91%7,937Sherman65567.11%30931.66%121.23%34635.45%976Tillamook3,25653.59%2,69744.39%1232.02%5599.20%6,076Umatilla6,12255.67%4,60041.83%2752.50%1,52213.84%10,997Union3,03045.96%3,47352.68%901.37%-443-6.72%6,593Wallowa1,35353.63%1,11444.15%562.22%2399.47%2,523Wasco3,11360.10%1,97538.13%921.78%1,13821.97%5,180Washington11,72555.88%8,87642.30%3831.83%2,84913.58%20,984Wheeler46359.06%29938.14%222.81%16420.92%784Yamhill6,99161.58%4,12636.34%2362.08%2,86525.24%11,353Total271,29553.23%226,95844.53%11,3802.23%44,3378.70%509,633
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Coos Lincoln Multnomah Union
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