1950 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election 1948 (special) 1954 Oregon gubernatorial election 1954 November 7, 1950 File:Douglas McKay.png 150x150px Douglas McKay Republican Party (United States) 334,160 66.05% File:Austin Flegel.jpg Austin F. Flegel Democratic Party (United States) 171,750 33.95% 1950 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results McKay: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Douglas McKay Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay Republican Party (United States) The 1950 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Incumbent Republican governor Douglas McKay defeated Democratic nominee Austin F. Flegel in a landslide, sweeping every county in the state. McKay had been elected in a 1948 gubernatorial special election to replace interim governor John Hubert Hall. Hall, as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, had succeeded to the governorship following the death of governor Earl Snell, Oregon Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., and State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett in a plane crash on October 30, 1947. McKay thus sought and won reelection to a full term in 1950. McKay would step down less than two years into his term to become United States Secretary of the Interior under President Dwight Eisenhower. Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 19, 1950. Republican party Incumbent governor Douglas McKay was renominated without opposition. Candidates Douglas McKay, incumbent governor Results Republican primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Republican Party - Primary Election, May 19, 1950 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411012 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay (inc.) 180,564 99.84% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 281 0.16% 180,845 100.00% Democratic party Portland attorney and state senator Austin F. Flegel narrowly defeated Oregon State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson and former state senator and 1942 and 1948 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Lew Wallace in a three-way race.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EipQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3757,3674732 Flegel enters governor's race The Register-Guard March 1, 1950 August 22, 2011https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IFsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5724,1079031 Democratic choice for governorship still not clear The Register-Guard May 21, 1950 August 22, 2011 Candidates Austin F. Flegel, member of Oregon State Senate Walter J. Pearson, Oregon State Treasurer Lew Wallace, former member of Oregon State Senate Results Democratic primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Democratic Party - Primary Election, May 19, 1950 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411012 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Austin F. Flegel 59,417 36.24% Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 57,730 35.21% Democratic Party (United States) Walter J. Pearson 46,549 28.39% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 261 0.16% 163,957 100.00% General election Results 1950 Oregon gubernatorial electionAbstract of Votes, Regular General Election, November 7, 1950 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411011 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay (inc.) 334,160 66.05% +12.82% Democratic Party (United States) Austin F. Flegel 171,750 33.95% -10.58% 505,910 100.00% 162,410 32.10% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +23.40% Results by county County Douglas McKayRepublican Austin F. FlegelDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Baker3,84864.61%2,10835.39%1,74029.21%5,956Benton7,10477.36%2,07922.64%5,02554.72%9,183Clackamas19,57466.17%10,00833.83%9,56632.34%29,582Clatsop6,68365.71%3,48734.29%3,19631.43%10,170Columbia4,34956.31%3,37543.69%97412.61%7,724Coos6,94463.01%4,07736.99%2,86726.01%11,021Crook1,56766.40%79333.60%77432.80%2,360Curry1,33769.31%59230.69%74538.62%1,929Deschutes4,37765.49%2,30634.51%2,07130.99%6,683Douglas9,87666.58%4,95833.42%4,91833.15%14,834Gilliam69871.08%28428.92%41442.16%982Grant1,60068.52%73531.48%86537.04%2,335Harney1,11463.69%63536.31%47927.39%1,749Hood River2,84470.24%1,20529.76%1,63940.48%4,049Jackson12,83566.58%6,44233.42%6,39333.16%19,277Jefferson1,04070.84%42829.16%61241.69%1,468Josephine5,52767.10%2,71032.90%2,81734.20%8,237Klamath7,85058.22%5,63441.78%2,21616.43%13,484Lake1,36771.31%55028.69%81742.62%1,917Lane24,92467.30%12,11232.70%12,81234.59%37,036Lincoln4,85767.41%2,34832.59%2,50934.82%7,205Linn10,00664.25%5,56835.75%4,43828.50%15,574Malheur3,95772.57%1,49627.43%2,46145.13%5,453Marion21,47866.80%10,67733.20%10,80133.59%32,155Morrow1,07274.76%36225.24%71049.51%1,434Multnomah116,15465.03%62,47034.97%53,68430.05%178,624Polk5,06366.44%2,55733.56%2,50632.89%7,620Sherman71078.63%19321.37%51757.25%903Tillamook4,52066.85%2,24133.15%2,27933.71%6,761Umatilla7,83965.66%4,10034.34%3,73931.32%11,939Union3,91360.11%2,59739.89%1,31620.22%6,510Wallowa1,58266.55%79533.45%78733.11%2,377Wasco3,73670.85%1,53729.15%2,19941.70%5,273Washington14,79169.42%6,51630.58%8,27538.84%21,307Wheeler49465.95%25534.05%23931.91%749Yamhill8,53070.79%3,52029.21%5,01041.58%12,050Total334,16066.05%171,75033.95%162,41032.10%505,910 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia Coos Lincoln Multnomah Union References 1950 Gubernatorial Oregon Category:November 1950 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose