1942 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1942 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1938 Oregon gubernatorial election 1938 1946 Oregon gubernatorial election 1946 November 3, 1942 File:Earl Snell.jpg 150x150px Earl Snell Republican Party (United States) 220,188 77.87% File:LewWallace.jpg Lew Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 62,561 22.12% 1942 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results: Snell: #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Charles A. Sprague Republican Party (United States) Earl W. Snell Republican Party (United States) The 1942 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Republican candidate and Oregon Secretary of State Earl W. Snell defeated state senator Lew Wallace by a more than 3–1 margin, which remains the largest margin of victory in any Oregon gubernatorial election. Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 15, 1942. Republican party Candidates Earl Snell, Oregon Secretary of State Charles A. Sprague, incumbent governor Campaign In 1938, Republican Charles A. Sprague won an easy victory as governor following a divisive Democratic primary which had seen the defeat of the sitting governor, Charles H. Martin. That same year, Republican Earl Snell was re-elected to a second term as Secretary of State. In 1942, Snell was ineligible for another term as Secretary and decided to challenge Sprague's re-election effort. Despite the Oregon Legislative Assembly being controlled by his own party, Sprague's progressive stance on numerous issues had caused conflict with the legislature and he had vetoed special interest legislation put forward by members of his own party.Capace Nancy The Encyclopedia of Oregon https://books.google.com/books?id=_dHXeRCVMJwC&pg=PA116 116 Somerset Publishers, Inc. 1999 0-403-09840-8 An attempted recall of Sprague was unsuccessful, but Snell used the issue, along with accusations that Sprague's efforts to efficiently organize the state for World War II had been inadequate,M'Nary takes lead in Oregon primary https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1942/05/16/85550422.pdf The New York Times May 16, 1942 January 13, 2012 to achieve a comfortable victory in the primary. Results Republican primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Republican Party - Primary Election May 15, 1942 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411001 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Earl Snell 79,696 58.59% Republican Party (United States) Charles A. Sprague (inc.) 56,285 41.38% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 35 0.00% 136,016 100.00% Democratic party In the Democratic primary, state senator Lew Wallace defeated former Oregon House speaker Howard LaTourette to win his party's nomination. Candidates Grover C. Fretwell Howard LaTourette, former Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Lew Wallace, member of Oregon State Senate Results Democratic primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Democratic Party - Primary Election May 15, 1942 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411001 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 36,137 47.04% Democratic Party (United States) Howard LaTourette 31,724 41.30% Democratic Party (United States) Grover C. Fretwell 7,223 9.40% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 1,737 2.26% 76,821 100.00% General election In the general election, Snell crushed Wallace by the largest margin of victory ever in an Oregon governor's race, winning at least 70 percent of the vote in every county. Results 1942 Oregon gubernatorial electionAbstract of Votes, Regular General Election, November 3, 1942 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411000 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Earl Snell 220,188 77.87% +20.46% Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 62,561 22.12% -20.45% Write-in Scattering 13 0.00% 282,762 100.00% 157,627 55.75% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +40.91% Results by county County Earl SnellRepublican Lew WallaceDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker3,22478.23%89721.77%00.00%2,32756.47%4,121Benton3,81781.16%88418.80%20.04%2,93362.36%4,703Clackamas12,05278.14%3,37121.86%00.00%8,68156.29%15,423Clatsop5,21084.20%97615.77%20.03%4,23468.42%6,188Columbia3,61375.82%1,15224.18%00.00%2,46151.65%4,765Coos5,43174.16%1,89225.84%00.00%3,53948.33%7,323Crook1,06582.05%23317.95%00.00%83264.10%1,298Curry1,10486.93%16613.07%00.00%93873.86%1,270Deschutes2,93880.91%69319.09%00.00%2,24561.83%3,631Douglas5,22880.70%1,25019.30%00.00%3,97861.41%6,478Gilliam66287.11%9812.89%00.00%56474.21%760Grant1,11382.38%23817.62%00.00%87564.77%1,351Harney73770.73%30529.27%00.00%43241.46%1,042Hood River1,94581.14%45218.86%00.00%1,49362.29%2,397Jackson6,06582.54%1,28317.46%00.00%4,78265.08%7,348Jefferson40180.20%9919.80%00.00%30260.40%500Josephine3,19578.91%85421.09%00.00%2,34157.82%4,049Klamath5,29780.88%1,25219.12%00.00%4,04561.77%6,549Lake1,05277.98%29722.02%00.00%75555.97%1,349Lane12,57875.35%4,11424.65%00.00%8,46450.71%16,692Lincoln3,03979.87%76620.13%00.00%2,27359.74%3,805Linn6,39680.37%1,56219.63%00.00%4,83460.74%7,958Malheur2,41680.94%56919.06%00.00%1,84761.88%2,985Marion14,78782.29%3,17517.67%70.04%11,61264.62%17,969Morrow85979.39%22320.61%00.00%63658.78%1,082Multnomah82,35674.79%27,75425.21%00.00%54,60249.59%110,110Polk4,03081.22%93218.78%00.00%3,09862.43%4,962Sherman74284.13%14015.87%00.00%60268.25%882Tillamook2,69281.67%60418.33%00.00%2,08863.35%3,296Umatilla4,64384.05%88115.95%00.00%3,76268.10%5,524Union3,63775.69%1,16824.31%00.00%2,46951.38%4,805Wallowa1,36371.51%54328.49%00.00%82043.02%1,906Wasco2,26783.22%45716.78%00.00%1,81066.45%2,724Washington7,92879.50%2,04220.48%20.02%5,88659.03%9,972Wheeler54887.12%8112.88%00.00%46774.24%629Yamhill5,75883.26%1,15816.74%00.00%4,60066.51%6,916Total220,18877.87%62,56122.12%130.00%157,62755.75%282,762 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia Coos Deschutes Union References 30em Gubernatorial 1942 Oregon Category:November 1942 in the United States