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1950 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

Douglas McKay won the 1950 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. Douglas McKay received 334,160 popular votes (66.05%). The main challenger was Austin F. Flegel (33.95%).

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

McKay +32.1 pts · won by 162,410 votes
Douglas McKayRepublicanWINNER66.05%
334,160 votes
Austin F. FlegelDemocratic33.95%
171,750 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.