The 1870 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 6, 1870, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Joel Palmer against Democrat La Fayette Grover.
Results
Results by county County La Fayette GroverDemocratic Joel PalmerRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Baker57959.02%40240.98%17718.04%981Benton57848.78%60751.22%-29-2.45%1,185Clackamas69848.01%75651.99%-58-3.99%1,454Clatsop12340.73%17959.27%-56-18.54%302Columbia15264.14%8535.86%6728.27%237Coos26150.10%26049.90%10.19%521Curry7641.76%10658.24%-30-16.48%182Douglas78651.57%73848.43%483.15%1,524Grant37353.75%32146.25%527.49%694Jackson79361.81%49038.19%30323.62%1,283Josephine20961.65%13038.35%7923.30%339Lane83154.10%70545.90%1268.20%1,536Linn1,20456.18%93943.82%26512.37%2,143Marion1,06844.32%1,34255.68%-274-11.37%2,410Multnomah1,02342.01%1,41257.99%-389-15.98%2,435Polk66152.46%59947.54%624.92%1,260Tillamook4943.36%6456.64%-15-13.27%113Umatilla50966.89%25233.11%25733.77%761Union41863.91%23636.09%18227.83%654Wasco34950.58%34149.42%81.16%690Washington35542.26%48557.74%-130-15.48%840Yamhill63149.37%64750.63%-16-1.25%1,278Total 11,72651.38%11,09648.62%6302.76%22,822
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Coos Douglas Grant
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