1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election

| country = Oregon

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1946 Oregon gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1946

| next_election = 1950 Oregon gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1950

| election_date = November 2, 1948

| image1 = File:Douglas McKay.png

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Douglas McKay

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 271,295

| percentage1 = 53.2%

| image2 = File:LewWallace.jpg

| nominee2 = Lew Wallace

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 226,958

| percentage2 = 44.5%

| map_image = 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results:

McKay: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Wallace: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = John Hubert Hall

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Douglas McKay

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}The 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. A special election was needed due to the death of governor Earl Snell, who was killed in a plane crash on October 28, 1947.

Campaign

Incumbent governor John Hubert Hall, who took over after Snell's death until the election, lost the Republican nomination 51.13-48.87%, to state senator Douglas McKay, and the Democrats nominated state senator Lew Wallace, who had previously lost to Earl Snell in the 1942 gubernatorial election in a landslide.

In the general election, McKay won the election with 53.23% to Wallace's 44.53%, and was sworn in as Oregon's 25th governor on January 10, 1949.

Results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Douglas McKay

|votes = 271,295

|percentage = 53.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Lew Wallace

|votes = 226,958

|percentage = 44.53

}}