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1870 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1870 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

La Fayette Grover won the 1870 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. La Fayette Grover received 11,726 popular votes (51.38%). The main challenger was Joel Palmer (48.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Grover and Palmer

Grover +2.8 pts · won by 631 votes
La Fayette GroverDemocraticWINNER51.38%
11,726 votes
Joel PalmerRepublican48.62%
11,095 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.