1878 Oregon gubernatorial election

1878 Oregon gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Wallace Thayer Cornelius C. Beekman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 15,689 15,610 Percentage 47.93% 47.69%

County results Thayer:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Beekman:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Tie:      40-50%

Governor before election Stephen F. Chadwick Democratic Elected Governor W. W. Thayer Democratic

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]