1958 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election 1956 (special) 1962 Oregon gubernatorial election 1962 November 4, 1958 File:Mark Hatfield 1950.jpg 150x150px Mark Hatfield Republican Party (United States) 331,900 55.32% File:Robert D. Holmes.jpg Robert D. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 267,934 44.66% 1958 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsHatfield: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Holmes: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Robert D. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) Mark Hatfield Republican Party (United States) The 1958 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Republican nominee Mark Hatfield defeated Democratic incumbent Robert D. Holmes in a landslide. Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 16, 1958. Democratic party Incumbent governor Robert D. Holmes faced a primary challenge from Lew Wallace who sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for a fifth time. Candidates Robert D. Holmes, incumbent governor Lew Wallace, Democratic nominee for governor in 1942 and 1948 Wiley W. Smith, tax assessor for Multnomah County Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Abstract of Votes Primary Nominating Election May 16, 1958 1958 Oregon Secretary of State 6-7 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411019 11 April 2026State of Oregon Voters' Pamphlet Democratic Party Primary Nominating Election May 16, 1958 Oregon Secretary of State 7-11 https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/24512 11 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Robert D. Holmes 129,491 62.02% Democratic Party (United States) Lew Wallace 59,992 28.73% Democratic Party (United States) Wiley W. Smith 18.484 8.85% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 827 0.40% 208,794 100.00% Republican party Candidates Albert Eichman Warren Gill, member of Oregon State Senate Mark Hatfield, Oregon Secretary of State George W. Livingston Orval Rasor Sig Unander, Oregon State Treasurer Results Republican primary resultsState of Oregon Voters' Pamphlet Republican Party Primary Nominating Election May 16, 1958 Oregon Secretary of State 8-17 https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/24514 11 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield 106,687 47.88% Republican Party (United States) Sig Unander 65,180 29.25% Republican Party (United States) Warren Gill 40,489 18.17% Republican Party (United States) Albert Eichman 6,452 2.90% Republican Party (United States) George W. Livingston 2,475 1.11% Republican Party (United States) Orval Rasor 1,295 0.58% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 263 0.12% 222,841 100.00% General election Results 1958 Oregon gubernatorial electionOfficial Abstract of Votes General Election November 4, 1958 1958 Oregon Secretary of State 8 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411018 11 April 2026 Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield 331,900 55.32% +5.84% Democratic Party (United States) Robert D. Holmes (inc.) 267,934 44.66% -5.86% Write-in Scattering 160 0.03 599,994 100.00% 63,966 10.66% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +11.70% Results by county Hatfield was the first Republican governor to be elected without carrying Clatsop County. That county also broke a streak of backing the statewide winner that had begun in 1906; in the next election, Clatsop County would begin another such streak that would last until 2014. As of 2026, Benton County has voted for the winner in this and every subsequent gubernatorial election.This is the second longest active bellwether streak for gubernatorial elections. Lincoln County currently has the longest active streak, which began in 1950. County Mark HatfieldRepublican Robert D. HolmesDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker2,68548.52%2,84851.46%10.02%-163-2.95%5,534Benton7,59566.27%3,86533.73%00.00%3,73032.55%11,460Clackamas21,59154.97%17,66644.98%190.05%3,9259.99%39,276Clatsop4,93444.48%6,15655.49%30.03%-1,222-11.02%11,093Columbia3,69945.46%4,43754.54%00.00%-738-9.07%8,136Coos6,85743.06%9,06856.94%00.00%-2,211-13.88%15,925Crook1,61053.60%1,39446.40%00.00%2167.19%3,004Curry1,75150.07%1,74649.93%00.00%50.14%3,497Deschutes4,56060.59%2,96639.41%00.00%1,59421.18%7,526Douglas10,98156.12%8,58643.88%00.00%2,39512.24%19,567Gilliam70162.31%42437.69%00.00%27724.62%1,125Grant1,57263.85%89036.15%00.00%68227.70%2,462Harney1,20453.56%1,04446.44%00.00%1607.12%2,248Hood River2,62257.61%1,92842.36%10.02%69415.25%4,551Jackson14,91860.90%9,57539.09%40.02%5,34321.81%24,497Jefferson1,01658.02%73541.98%00.00%28116.05%1,751Josephine6,13464.37%3,39535.62%10.01%2,73928.74%9,530Klamath7,98856.71%6,09843.29%00.00%1,89013.42%14,086Lake1,33162.99%78237.01%00.00%54925.98%2,113Lane27,16753.60%23,51546.40%20.00%3,6527.21%50,684Lincoln4,45152.60%4,01147.40%00.00%4405.20%8,462Linn9,80753.58%8,49846.42%00.00%1,3097.15%18,305Malheur3,80760.37%2,49939.63%00.00%1,30820.74%6,306Marion24,04160.33%15,78639.61%230.06%8,25520.72%39,850Morrow87853.90%75146.10%00.00%1277.80%1,629Multnomah106,88453.55%92,64046.41%900.05%14,2447.14%199,614Polk5,53162.27%3,35137.73%00.00%2,18024.54%8,882Sherman64968.82%29431.18%00.00%35537.65%943Tillamook3,74055.61%2,98644.39%00.00%75411.21%6,726Umatilla7,22551.90%6,69548.09%20.01%5303.81%13,922Union2,92349.17%3,02250.83%00.00%-99-1.67%5,945Wallowa1,26850.70%1,23349.30%00.00%351.40%2,501Wasco3,55755.69%2,83044.31%00.00%72711.38%6,387Washington18,90961.54%11,80738.43%110.04%7,10223.11%30,727Wheeler45658.84%31941.16%00.00%13717.68%775Yamhill6,85862.60%4,09437.37%30.03%2,76425.23%10,955Total331,90055.32%267,93444.66%1600.03%63,96610.66%599,994 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clackamas Curry Douglas Lane Lincoln Linn Multnomah Tillamook Wallowa Wasco Notes References 1958 Gubernatorial Oregon Category:November 1958 in the United States