1878 Oregon gubernatorial election

The 1878 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 3, 1878, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Cornelius C. Beekman against Democrat William Wallace Thayer, with Thayer defeating Beekman by a very small margin. With a margin of 69 votes, or 0.2%, this is the closest gubernatorial election in Oregon to date.

Results

Results by county County William W. ThayerDemocratic Cornelius C. BeekmanRepublican M. WilkinsIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker54359.67%36640.22%10.11%17719.45%910Benton60943.72%64045.94%14410.34%-31-2.23%1,393Clackamas76542.15%99754.93%532.92%-232-12.78%1,815Clatsop51249.37%52250.34%30.29%-10-0.96%1,037Columbia20552.84%18347.16%00.00%225.67%388Coos53648.86%56151.14%00.00%-25-2.28%1,097Curry16752.02%15447.98%00.00%134.05%321Douglas1,10651.30%1,04648.52%40.19%602.78%2,156Grant45848.67%47650.58%70.74%-18-1.91%941Jackson74646.48%71344.42%1469.10%332.06%1,605Josephine24048.39%19138.51%6513.10%499.88%496Lake31968.31%14330.62%51.07%17637.69%467Lane92645.98%92645.98%1628.04%00.00%2,014Linn1,42047.44%1,13437.89%43914.67%2869.56%2,993Marion1,21239.83%1,70255.93%1294.24%-490-16.10%3,043Multnomah1,80844.36%2,25455.30%140.34%-446-10.94%4,076Polk71746.62%65542.59%16610.79%624.03%1,538Tillamook6735.08%12163.35%31.57%-54-28.27%191Umatilla97260.26%64139.74%00.00%33120.52%1,613Union62553.24%46939.95%806.81%15613.29%1,174Wasco86357.80%62341.73%70.47%24016.08%1,493Washington55342.38%74857.32%40.31%-195-14.94%1,305Yamhill83248.91%86750.97%20.12%-35-2.06%1,701Total16,20146.02%16,13245.83%1,4344.07%690.20%35,201

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Curry

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic Douglas Polk

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clackamas Yamhill

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Grant Washington

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