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The '''Oregon Gubernatorial election of November 2, 1948''', was a special election, due to the death of governor [[Earl W. Snell]], in a plane crash on October 28, 1947. |
The '''Oregon Gubernatorial election of November 2, 1948''', was a special election, due to the death of governor [[Earl W. Snell]], in a plane crash on October 28, 1947. |
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Incumbent governor [[John H. Hall]], (who took over after Snell's death until the election), lost the republican nomination 51.13- 48.87%, to [[Douglas McKay]], and the democrats nominated Lew Wallace, who lost to Snell in 1942, in a landslide. |
Incumbent governor [[John H. Hall]], (who took over after Snell's death until the election), lost the republican nomination 51.13- 48.87%, to [[Douglas McKay]], and the democrats nominated Lew Wallace, who lost to Earl Snell in 1942, in a landslide. |
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In the end, McKay won the election with 271,295 votes (53.23%) and Wallace won 226,958 votes (44.53%). |
In the end, McKay won the election with 271,295 votes (53.23%) and Wallace won 226,958 votes (44.53%). |
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Revision as of 06:43, 12 November 2011
The Oregon Gubernatorial election of November 2, 1948, was a special election, due to the death of governor Earl W. Snell, in a plane crash on October 28, 1947.
Incumbent governor John H. Hall, (who took over after Snell's death until the election), lost the republican nomination 51.13- 48.87%, to Douglas McKay, and the democrats nominated Lew Wallace, who lost to Earl Snell in 1942, in a landslide.
In the end, McKay won the election with 271,295 votes (53.23%) and Wallace won 226,958 votes (44.53%).