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1926 Oregon governor election

I. L. Patterson (Republican) beat Walter M. Pierce (Democrat) in Oregon in 1926, 53.1% to 41.4%, a margin of 11.8 points and 26,603 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 1922 it went Democratic, for Walter M. Pierce.

Republicans led in 20 of the 36 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Multnomah, cast 75,182 votes and went to the Republican by 25.8 points. The closest was Morrow, where 2 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
I. L. Patterson won Republican 120,073 53.1%
Walter M. Pierce Democratic 93,470 41.4%
H. H. Stallard Independent 12,402 5.5%
Total225,945

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 26,008 34.6% 45,381 60.4% 3,793 75,182 R+25.8
Marion 5,870 42.9% 6,603 48.2% 1,217 13,690 R+5.4
Clackamas 5,078 45.0% 5,389 47.7% 827 11,294 R+2.8
Lane 4,378 38.8% 6,394 56.7% 502 11,274 R+17.9
Jackson 3,583 45.4% 3,952 50.1% 357 7,892 R+4.7
Linn 3,386 48.2% 3,366 47.9% 279 7,031 D+0.3
Umatilla 3,917 56.4% 2,792 40.2% 230 6,939 D+16.2
Coos 2,877 43.2% 3,051 45.9% 726 6,654 R+2.6
Washington 2,957 44.5% 3,263 49.1% 429 6,649 R+4.6
Douglas 2,726 43.6% 3,218 51.4% 314 6,258 R+7.9
Yamhill 2,646 43.1% 3,202 52.1% 292 6,140 R+9.1
Baker 2,925 51.2% 2,361 41.3% 424 5,710 D+9.9
Clatsop 1,502 29.1% 3,329 64.4% 337 5,168 R+35.4
Klamath 1,533 30.0% 3,340 65.5% 230 5,103 R+35.4
Union 3,161 67.4% 1,378 29.4% 151 4,690 D+38.0
Polk 2,107 48.4% 2,075 47.6% 174 4,356 D+0.7
Benton 1,843 42.9% 2,376 55.3% 74 4,293 R+12.4
Tillamook 1,544 41.7% 1,947 52.6% 212 3,703 R+10.9
Wasco 1,579 43.8% 1,838 51.0% 185 3,602 R+7.2
Deschutes 1,394 39.1% 1,992 55.8% 182 3,568 R+16.8
Columbia 1,383 39.1% 1,950 55.1% 206 3,539 R+16.0
Lincoln 1,036 36.8% 1,547 54.9% 236 2,819 R+18.1
Josephine 1,282 47.8% 1,275 47.5% 127 2,684 D+0.3
Malheur 1,264 53.9% 939 40.1% 140 2,343 D+13.9
Wallowa 1,063 53.8% 818 41.4% 96 1,977 D+12.4
Hood River 912 49.3% 898 48.6% 39 1,849 D+0.8
Grant 743 43.5% 856 50.1% 109 1,708 R+6.6
Lake 601 41.1% 777 53.2% 83 1,461 R+12.0
Harney 722 50.2% 562 39.1% 154 1,438 D+11.1
Morrow 651 48.1% 649 48.0% 53 1,353 D+0.1
Gilliam 567 50.4% 528 46.9% 31 1,126 D+3.5
Crook 534 52.1% 460 44.9% 31 1,025 D+7.2
Sherman 508 52.9% 431 44.9% 21 960 D+8.0
Wheeler 467 49.2% 443 46.7% 39 949 D+2.5
Curry 474 52.1% 368 40.5% 67 909 D+11.7
Jefferson 249 40.9% 325 53.4% 35 609 R+12.5

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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