1962 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1962 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

Mark O. Hatfield won the 1962 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. Mark O. Hatfield received 345,497 popular votes (54.2%). The main challenger was Robert Y. Thornton (41.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Hatfield and Thornton

Hatfield +12.6 pts · won by 80,138 votes
345,497 votes
265,359 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.