The 1862 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1862, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched National Union Addison Crandall Gibbs against Democratic former member of the Territorial Legislature John F. Miller.Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon Gibbs defeated Miller in a landslide.Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides
Results
Results by county County A. C. GibbsNational Union John F. MillerDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Benton25854.66%21445.34%449.32%472Clackamas65071.27%26228.73%38842.54%912Clatsop5684.85%1015.15%4669.70%66Columbia6960.00%4640.00%2320.00%115Coos8995.70%44.30%8591.40%93Curry11092.44%97.56%10184.87%119Douglas35457.94%25742.06%9715.88%611Jackson54056.43%41743.57%12312.85%957Josephine23548.96%24551.04%-10-2.08%480Lane44655.82%35344.18%9311.64%799Linn66157.03%49842.97%16314.06%1,159Marion95178.99%25321.01%69857.97%1,204Multnomah64376.37%19923.63%44452.73%842Polk38476.80%11623.20%26853.60%500Tillamook26100.00%00.00%26100.00%26Umpqua14886.05%2413.95%12472.09%172Wasco69870.58%29129.42%40741.15%989Washington30377.69%8722.31%21655.38%390Yamhill40871.20%16528.80%24342.41%573Total 7,02967.08%3,45032.92%3,57934.15%10,479
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union Coos Curry Jackson Lane Linn Marion Polk Tillamook Umpqua Wasco
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