1948 Oregon Gubernatorial Special

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Who won the 1948 Oregon Gubernatorial Special?

Douglas McKay won the 1948 Oregon Gubernatorial Special. Douglas McKay received 271,295 popular votes (53.23%). The main challenger was Lew Wallace (44.53%).

See the full head-to-head between McKay and Wallace

McKay +8.7 pts · won by 44,337 votes
271,295 votes
226,958 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A special election fills a governorship that came open mid-term. 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.