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1958 Oregon governor election

Mark O. Hatfield (Republican) beat Robert D. Holmes (Democrat) in Oregon in 1958, 55.3% to 44.7%, a margin of 10.7 points and 63,966 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 1956 it went Democratic, for Robert D. Holmes.

Republicans led in 31 of the 36 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Multnomah, cast 199,614 votes and went to the Republican by 7.1 points. The closest was Curry, 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
Mark O. Hatfield won Republican 331,900 55.3%
Robert D. Holmes Democratic 267,934 44.7%
All other candidates 160 0.0%
Total599,994

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 92,640 46.4% 106,884 53.5% 90 199,614 R+7.1
Lane 23,515 46.4% 27,167 53.6% 2 50,684 R+7.2
Marion 15,786 39.6% 24,041 60.3% 23 39,850 R+20.7
Clackamas 17,666 45.0% 21,591 55.0% 19 39,276 R+10.0
Washington 11,807 38.4% 18,909 61.5% 11 30,727 R+23.1
Jackson 9,575 39.1% 14,918 60.9% 4 24,497 R+21.8
Douglas 8,586 43.9% 10,981 56.1% 19,567 R+12.2
Linn 8,498 46.4% 9,807 53.6% 18,305 R+7.2
Coos 9,068 56.9% 6,857 43.1% 15,925 D+13.9
Klamath 6,098 43.3% 7,988 56.7% 14,086 R+13.4
Umatilla 6,695 48.1% 7,225 51.9% 2 13,922 R+3.8
Benton 3,865 33.7% 7,595 66.3% 11,460 R+32.5
Clatsop 6,156 55.5% 4,934 44.5% 3 11,093 D+11.0
Yamhill 4,094 37.4% 6,858 62.6% 3 10,955 R+25.2
Josephine 3,395 35.6% 6,134 64.4% 1 9,530 R+28.7
Polk 3,351 37.7% 5,531 62.3% 8,882 R+24.5
Lincoln 4,011 47.4% 4,451 52.6% 8,462 R+5.2
Columbia 4,437 54.5% 3,699 45.5% 8,136 D+9.1
Deschutes 2,966 39.4% 4,560 60.6% 7,526 R+21.2
Tillamook 2,986 44.4% 3,740 55.6% 6,726 R+11.2
Wasco 2,830 44.3% 3,557 55.7% 6,387 R+11.4
Malheur 2,499 39.6% 3,807 60.4% 6,306 R+20.7
Union 3,022 50.8% 2,923 49.2% 5,945 D+1.7
Baker 2,848 51.5% 2,685 48.5% 1 5,534 D+2.9
Hood River 1,928 42.4% 2,622 57.6% 1 4,551 R+15.2
Curry 1,746 49.9% 1,751 50.1% 3,497 R+0.1
Crook 1,394 46.4% 1,610 53.6% 3,004 R+7.2
Wallowa 1,233 49.3% 1,268 50.7% 2,501 R+1.4
Grant 890 36.1% 1,572 63.9% 2,462 R+27.7
Harney 1,044 46.4% 1,204 53.6% 2,248 R+7.1
Lake 782 37.0% 1,331 63.0% 2,113 R+26.0
Jefferson 735 42.0% 1,016 58.0% 1,751 R+16.0
Morrow 751 46.1% 878 53.9% 1,629 R+7.8
Gilliam 424 37.7% 701 62.3% 1,125 R+24.6
Sherman 294 31.2% 649 68.8% 943 R+37.6
Wheeler 319 41.2% 456 58.8% 775 R+17.7

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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