1878 Oregon gubernatorial election

The 1878 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 3, 1878 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Cornelius C. Beekman against Democrat William Wallace Thayer, with Thayer defeating Beekman by a very small margin.[1]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1878
June 3, 1878
 
Nominee William Wallace Thayer Cornelius C. Beekman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 15,689 15,610
Percentage 47.93% 47.69%
County results
Governor before election

Stephen F. Chadwick
Democratic

 Elected Governor

W. W. Thayer
Democratic

Results
Oregon gubernatorial election, 1878[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wallace Thayer 15,689 47.93
Republican Cornelius C. Beekman 15,610 47.69
Greenback M. Wilkins 1,434 4.38
Total votes 32,733 100
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Beekman, Cornelius C." Southern Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  2. "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 03, 1878". Retrieved April 18, 2016.


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