1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election Oregon presidential no 1946 Oregon gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Oregon gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 File:Douglas McKay.png 150x150px Douglas McKay Republican Party (United States) 271,295 53.23% File:LewWallace.jpg Lew Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 226,958 44.53% 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg 250px County results: McKay: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Wallace: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor John Hubert Hall Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay Republican Party (United States) The 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. A special election was needed due to the death of governor Earl Snell, who was killed in a plane crash on October 28, 1947. Republican Douglas McKay defeated Democrat Lew Wallace to fill the remainder of Snell's term. Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 21, 1948. Republican party Incumbent governor John Hubert Hall, who took over after Snell's death until the election, lost the Republican nomination to state senator Douglas McKay. Candidates Glenn C. Ackerman, businessman John H. Hall, incumbent governor Douglas McKay, member of Oregon State Senate John Peyton Results Republican primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Republican Party Primary Election, May 21, 1948 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411010 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay 107,993 47.66% Republican Party (United States) John H. Hall (inc.) 103,224 45.55% Republican Party (United States) Glenn C. Ackerman 9,251 4.08% Republican Party (United States) John Peyton 6,131 2.71% 226,599 100.00% Democratic primary Lew Wallace, who previously ran for governor in 1942, was nominated again, facing no opposition in the Democratic primary. Candidates Lew Wallace, member of Oregon State Senate Results Democratic primary resultsAbstract of Votes - Democratic Party Primary Election, May 21, 1948 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411010 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 120,218 98.64% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 1,652 1.36% 121,870 100.00% General election Candidates Douglas McKay, Republican Lew Wallace, Democratic Wendell E. Barnett, Independent Results 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special electionAbstract of Votes, Regular General Election, November 2, 1948 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411009 Oregon Secretary of State 10 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Douglas McKay 271,295 53.23% -15.83% Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 226,958 44.53% +13.60% Independent (politician) Wendell E. Barnett 11,380 2.23% 509,633 100.00% 44,337 8.70% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -29.42% Results by county County Douglas McKayRepublican Lew WallaceDemocratic Wendell E. BarnettIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker2,99251.21%2,74146.91%1101.88%2514.30%5,843Benton6,96468.51%3,01529.66%1861.83%3,94938.85%10,165Clackamas15,04251.06%13,69946.50%7212.45%1,3434.56%29,462Clatsop5,71452.48%4,97945.73%1951.79%7356.75%10,888Columbia3,45042.96%4,39754.75%1842.29%-947-11.79%8,031Coos5,33748.28%5,44749.27%2712.45%-110-1.00%11,055Crook98951.40%90346.93%321.66%864.47%1,924Curry1,11361.63%64835.88%452.49%46525.75%1,806Deschutes3,43150.98%3,16046.95%1392.07%2714.03%6,730Douglas8,00560.47%4,91237.10%3222.43%3,09323.36%13,239Gilliam66557.63%46940.64%201.73%19616.98%1,154Grant1,31860.46%81337.29%492.25%50523.17%2,180Harney84853.23%72145.26%241.51%1277.97%1,593Hood River2,34459.55%1,51138.39%812.06%83321.16%3,936Jackson10,67957.31%7,66641.14%2891.55%3,01316.17%18,634Jefferson67156.34%48440.64%363.02%18715.70%1,191Josephine4,69657.03%3,36340.84%1752.13%1,33316.19%8,234Klamath7,08849.13%7,07449.03%2661.84%140.10%14,428Lake1,18455.35%89441.80%612.85%29013.56%2,139Lane21,88260.45%13,41937.07%8952.47%8,46323.38%36,196Lincoln3,66048.73%3,67348.90%1782.37%-13-0.17%7,511Linn8,48455.31%6,44442.01%4122.69%2,04013.30%15,340Malheur3,41060.70%2,09837.34%1101.96%1,31223.35%5,618Marion19,04858.14%12,61138.49%1,1063.38%6,43719.65%32,765Morrow1,01465.46%50232.41%332.13%51233.05%1,549Multnomah89,72448.60%90,90949.24%3,9862.16%-1,185-0.64%184,619Polk4,83560.92%2,93737.00%1652.08%1,89823.91%7,937Sherman65567.11%30931.66%121.23%34635.45%976Tillamook3,25653.59%2,69744.39%1232.02%5599.20%6,076Umatilla6,12255.67%4,60041.83%2752.50%1,52213.84%10,997Union3,03045.96%3,47352.68%901.37%-443-6.72%6,593Wallowa1,35353.63%1,11444.15%562.22%2399.47%2,523Wasco3,11360.10%1,97538.13%921.78%1,13821.97%5,180Washington11,72555.88%8,87642.30%3831.83%2,84913.58%20,984Wheeler46359.06%29938.14%222.81%16420.92%784Yamhill6,99161.58%4,12636.34%2362.08%2,86525.24%11,353Total271,29553.23%226,95844.53%11,3802.23%44,3378.70%509,633 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Coos Lincoln Multnomah Union References 1948 Gubernatorial Oregon Gubernatorial 1948 Oregon 1948 Category:November 1948 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose