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1870 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1870 Oregon gubernatorial election

1866 June 6, 1870 1874
Nominee La Fayette Grover Joel Palmer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 11,726 11,095
Percentage 51.38% 48.82%

Governor before election

George L. Woods
Republican

Elected Governor

La Fayette Grover
Democratic

The1870 Oregon gubernatorial electiontook place on June 6, 1870, to elect thegovernorof the U.S. state ofOregon.The election matchedRepublicanJoel PalmeragainstDemocratLa Fayette Grover.[1]

Results[edit]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1870[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic La Fayette Grover 11,726 51.38
Republican Joel Palmer 11,095 48.62
Total votes 22,821 100
DemocraticgainfromRepublican

References[edit]

  1. ^Daniel N. Clark (May 16, 2005)."Joel Palmer, Oregon Pioneer Leader and Author".Fort Walla Walla Museum.RetrievedDecember 12,2006.[dead link]
  2. ^"Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 06, 1870".RetrievedApril 22,2016.