1926 Oregon gubernatorial election
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![]() County results: Patterson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Pierce: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1926 to elect the
Background
During a period of time in which Republicans had dominated politics in Oregon, Democrat Pierce had won election in
Campaign
Now running for re-election in 1926, Pierce won his party's primary for re-election in 1926 over Louise Palmer Weber, one of many anti-Prohibition candidates that year who ran on a platform of repealing or modifying laws regarding the regulation of alcoholic beverages in Oregon.[2][3]
In their primary, Republicans nominated former state senator
In the general election, Patterson cruised to a 12-point victory over the incumbent Pierce, with Stallard earning more than 5% of the vote.
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | I. L. Patterson | 120,073 | 53.14 | |||
Democratic | Walter M. Pierce (incumbent) | 93,470 | 41.37 | |||
Independent
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H. H. Stallard | 12,402 | 5.49 | |||
Total votes | 225,945 | 100 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Aftermath
Patterson served about three years of his term before dying of pneumonia on December 22, 1929. Pierce was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, and represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district from 1933 to 1942.
References
- ^ a b Toy, Eckard. "Ku Klux Klan". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Wets and Drys clash in Oregon primary" (PDF). The New York Times. May 21, 1926. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Patterson, Stiewer win great victories". The Register-Guard. May 22, 1926. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Statements and Arguments of Political Parties and Independent Candidates: General Election, November 4, 1924" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. 1924. pp. 3–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Statements and Arguments of Political Parties and Independent Candidates: General Election, November 2, 1926" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. 1924. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "OR Governor Race - Nov 02, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2011.