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1948 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election

Oregon · 2 candidates · See every 1948 U.S. House race

Who won the 1948 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election?

Mathew Ellsworth won the 1948 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election. Mathew Ellsworth received 65,606 popular votes (66.58%). The main challenger was William F Tanton (33.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellsworth and Tanton

Ellsworth +33.2 pts · won by 32,675 votes
Mathew EllsworthRepublicanWINNER66.58%
65,606 votes
William F TantonDemocratic33.42%
32,931 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.