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1878 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1878 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

William Wallace Thayer won the 1878 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. William Wallace Thayer received 16,201 popular votes (46.02%). The main challenger was Cornelius C. Beekman (45.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Thayer and Beekman

Thayer +0.2 pts · won by 69 votes
William Wallace ThayerDemocraticWINNER46.02%
16,201 votes
Cornelius C. BeekmanRepublican45.83%
16,132 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.