Oregon gubernatorial election, 1958

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1958

November 4, 1958

Nominee Mark Hatfield Robert D. Holmes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 331,900 267,934 Percentage 55.32 44.66

County results

Governor before election Robert D. Holmes Democratic Elected Governor Mark Hatfield Republican

The Oregon gubernatorial election of 1958 took place on November 4, 1958. Republican nominee Mark Hatfield defeated Democratic incumbent Robert D. Holmes to win the election.

Candidates

Democratic

Robert D. Holmes, incumbent Governor of Oregon

Republican

Mark Hatfield, Oregon Secretary of State

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1958^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hatfield	331,900	55.32
	Democratic	Robert D. Holmes	267,934	44.66
		Write-ins	160	0.03
Total votes			599,994	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "OR Governor Race - Nov 4, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 12, 2010.