The 1958 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Republican nominee Mark Hatfield defeated Democratic incumbent Robert D. Holmes in a landslide.
Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 16, 1958.
Democratic party Incumbent governor Robert D. Holmes faced a primary challenge from Lew Wallace who sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for a fifth time. Candidates Robert D. Holmes, incumbent governor Lew Wallace, Democratic nominee for governor in 1942 and 1948 Wiley W. Smith, tax assessor for Multnomah County
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Republican party Candidates Albert Eichman Warren Gill, member of Oregon State Senate Mark Hatfield, Oregon Secretary of State George W. Livingston Orval Rasor Sig Unander, Oregon State Treasurer
Results
General election Results
Results by county Hatfield was the first Republican governor to be elected without carrying Clatsop County. That county also broke a streak of backing the statewide winner that had begun in 1906; in the next election, Clatsop County would begin another such streak that would last until 2014. As of 2026, Benton County has voted for the winner in this and every subsequent gubernatorial election. County Mark HatfieldRepublican Robert D. HolmesDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker2,68548.52%2,84851.46%10.02%-163-2.95%5,534Benton7,59566.27%3,86533.73%00.00%3,73032.55%11,460Clackamas21,59154.97%17,66644.98%190.05%3,9259.99%39,276Clatsop4,93444.48%6,15655.49%30.03%-1,222-11.02%11,093Columbia3,69945.46%4,43754.54%00.00%-738-9.07%8,136Coos6,85743.06%9,06856.94%00.00%-2,211-13.88%15,925Crook1,61053.60%1,39446.40%00.00%2167.19%3,004Curry1,75150.07%1,74649.93%00.00%50.14%3,497Deschutes4,56060.59%2,96639.41%00.00%1,59421.18%7,526Douglas10,98156.12%8,58643.88%00.00%2,39512.24%19,567Gilliam70162.31%42437.69%00.00%27724.62%1,125Grant1,57263.85%89036.15%00.00%68227.70%2,462Harney1,20453.56%1,04446.44%00.00%1607.12%2,248Hood River2,62257.61%1,92842.36%10.02%69415.25%4,551Jackson14,91860.90%9,57539.09%40.02%5,34321.81%24,497Jefferson1,01658.02%73541.98%00.00%28116.05%1,751Josephine6,13464.37%3,39535.62%10.01%2,73928.74%9,530Klamath7,98856.71%6,09843.29%00.00%1,89013.42%14,086Lake1,33162.99%78237.01%00.00%54925.98%2,113Lane27,16753.60%23,51546.40%20.00%3,6527.21%50,684Lincoln4,45152.60%4,01147.40%00.00%4405.20%8,462Linn9,80753.58%8,49846.42%00.00%1,3097.15%18,305Malheur3,80760.37%2,49939.63%00.00%1,30820.74%6,306Marion24,04160.33%15,78639.61%230.06%8,25520.72%39,850Morrow87853.90%75146.10%00.00%1277.80%1,629Multnomah106,88453.55%92,64046.41%900.05%14,2447.14%199,614Polk5,53162.27%3,35137.73%00.00%2,18024.54%8,882Sherman64968.82%29431.18%00.00%35537.65%943Tillamook3,74055.61%2,98644.39%00.00%75411.21%6,726Umatilla7,22551.90%6,69548.09%20.01%5303.81%13,922Union2,92349.17%3,02250.83%00.00%-99-1.67%5,945Wallowa1,26850.70%1,23349.30%00.00%351.40%2,501Wasco3,55755.69%2,83044.31%00.00%72711.38%6,387Washington18,90961.54%11,80738.43%110.04%7,10223.11%30,727Wheeler45658.84%31941.16%00.00%13717.68%775Yamhill6,85862.60%4,09437.37%30.03%2,76425.23%10,955Total331,90055.32%267,93444.66%1600.03%63,96610.66%599,994
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clackamas Curry Douglas Lane Lincoln Linn Multnomah Tillamook Wallowa Wasco
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