1858 Oregon gubernatorial election

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1858
	County results
Governor before election; George Law Curry ; as Territorial Governor; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Whiteaker; Democratic

The 1858 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 27, 1858 to elect the first governor of the yet-to-be-formed U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican E. M. Barnum against Democrat John Whiteaker.^[1]

Results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1858^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Whiteaker	5,134	54.93
	Republican	E. M. Barnum	4,213	45.07
Total votes			9,347	100

References

^ "John Whiteaker". Governors of Oregon. Oregon State Library. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 27, 1858". Retrieved April 22, 2016.

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[osl-1] "John Whiteaker". Governors of Oregon. Oregon State Library. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 27, 1858". Retrieved April 22, 2016.

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