1930 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1930 Oregon gubernatorial election
← 1926 November 4, 1930 1934 →
 
Nominee Julius Meier Edward F. Bailey Phil Metschan Jr.
Party
Independent
 Democratic Republican
Popular vote 135,608 62,434 46,480
Percentage 54.5% 25.1% 18.8%
County results
Meier:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bailey:      30-40%      40–50%      50–60%
Metschan:      30–40%
Governor before election

A. W. Norblad

Republican

Elected Governor

Julius Meier

Independent

The 1930 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930 to elect the

Socialist Albert Streiff to become the first and only Independent politician to be elected Governor of Oregon
.

Background and campaign

State Senator Edward F. Bailey of Lane County.[2][3]

With a key platform of Joseph's campaign now directly opposed by the replacement nominee,

Meier and Frank department store, agreed to enter the race as an Independent candidate with Joseph's platform. Although opposed by the state's largest newspaper, The Oregonian,[4] Meier won a resounding victory over Metschan and Bailey.[1][5] Meier's victory was viewed as indicating strong public support for public hydropower development.[6]

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1930[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent
 		Julius Meier 135,608 54.51
Democratic Edward F. Bailey 62,434 25.10
Republican Phil Metschan Jr. 46,480 18.83
Socialist Albert Streiff 3,911 1.57
write-ins
 2 0.00
Total votes 248,435 100
Independent gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ a b "Official biography of Julius L. Meier". Oregon State Library. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ed F. Bailey, Democratic Nominee". La Grande Observer. August 29, 1930. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "National Affairs: Oregon Vote". Time. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Press: Snap the Whip". Time magazine. January 23, 1950. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "Oregon's Governor-elect carries on for dead friend". The Washington Post. November 30, 1930.
  6. JSTOR 3138633
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  7. ^ "1930 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Oregon". US Election Atlas. Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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