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1866 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1866 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

George Lemuel Woods won the 1866 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. George Lemuel Woods received 10,316 popular votes (50.68%). The main challenger was James K. Kelly (49.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Woods and Kelly

Woods +1.4 pts · won by 277 votes
George Lemuel WoodsRepublicanWINNER50.68%
10,316 votes
James K. KellyDemocratic49.32%
10,039 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.