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1866 Oregon governor election

George L. Woods (Republican) beat James K. Kelly (Democrat) in Oregon in 1866, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.4 points and 277 votes.

Republicans led in 12 of the 22 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Linn, cast 2,253 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.5 points. The closest was Polk, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George L. Woods won Republican 10,316 50.7%
James K. Kelly Democratic 10,039 49.3%
Total20,355

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Linn 1,233 54.7% 1,020 45.3% 2,253 D+9.5
Multnomah 1,025 46.0% 1,205 54.0% 2,230 R+8.1
Marion 833 37.6% 1,380 62.4% 2,213 R+24.7
Lane 700 54.7% 579 45.3% 1,279 D+9.5
Jackson 691 55.1% 562 44.9% 1,253 D+10.3
Clackamas 560 45.1% 682 54.9% 1,242 R+9.8
Douglas 545 46.3% 631 53.7% 1,176 R+7.3
Polk 565 50.2% 560 49.8% 1,125 D+0.4
Yamhill 555 49.4% 568 50.6% 1,123 R+1.2
Benton 494 48.4% 527 51.6% 1,021 R+3.2
Washington 359 43.6% 465 56.4% 824 R+12.9
Union 499 61.1% 318 38.9% 817 D+22.2
Umatilla 517 65.7% 270 34.3% 787 D+31.4
Wasco 413 53.8% 355 46.2% 768 D+7.6
Baker 299 51.4% 283 48.6% 582 D+2.7
Grant 254 44.5% 317 55.5% 571 R+11.0
Josephine 179 53.9% 153 46.1% 332 D+7.8
Coos 85 38.6% 135 61.4% 220 R+22.7
Columbia 104 55.3% 84 44.7% 188 D+10.6
Clatsop 48 29.1% 117 70.9% 165 R+41.8
Curry 42 42.0% 58 58.0% 100 R+16.0
Tillamook 39 45.3% 47 54.7% 86 R+9.3

Counties as they stood in 1866; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oregon governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tina Kotek (D) D+3.4
2018 Kate Brown (D) D+6.4
2016 Kate Brown (D) D+7.2
2014 John Kitzhaber (D) D+5.8
2010 John Kitzhaber (D) D+1.5
2006 Ted Kulongoski (D) D+8.0
2002 Ted Kulongoski (D) D+2.9
1998 John Kitzhaber (D) D+34.4
1994 John Kitzhaber (D) D+8.5
1990 Barbara Roberts (D) D+5.8
1986 Neil Goldschmidt (D) D+4.0
1982 Victor Atiyeh (R) R+25.5
1978 Victor Atiyeh (R) R+9.8
1974 Robert W. Straub (D) D+15.6
1970 Tom McCall (R) R+11.4
1966 Tom McCall (R) R+10.6
1962 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+12.6
1958 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+10.7
1956 Robert D. Holmes (D) D+1.0
1954 Paul L. Patterson (R) R+13.8
1950 Douglas McKay (R) R+32.1
1948 Douglas McKay (R) R+8.7
1946 Earl Snell (R) R+38.1
1942 Earl Snell (R) R+55.7
1938 Charles A. Sprague (R) R+14.8
1934 Charles H. Martin (D) D+9.8
1930 Julius Meier (other)
1926 I. L. Patterson (R) R+11.8
1922 Walter M. Pierce (D) D+14.7
1918 James Withycombe (R) R+10.2
1914 James Withycombe (R) R+10.7
1910 Oswald West (D) D+5.2
1906 George E. Chamberlain (D) D+2.6
1902 George E. Chamberlain (D) D+0.3
1898 Theodore Thurston Geer (R) R+12.6
1894 William P. Lord (R) R+26.7
1890 Sylvester Pennoyer (D) D+7.1
1886 Sylvester Pennoyer (D) D+6.8
1882 Zenas F. Moody (R) R+3.5
1878 William Wallace Thayer (D) D+0.2
1874 La Fayette Grover (D) D+2.2
1870 La Fayette Grover (D) D+2.8
1866 George L. Woods (R) R+1.4