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1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election

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Field	Value
election_name	1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election
country	Oregon
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1954 Oregon gubernatorial election
previous_year	1954
next_election	1958 Oregon gubernatorial election
next_year	1958
election_date	November 6, 1956
image1	File:Robert D. Holmes.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Robert D. Holmes
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	369,439
percentage1	50.5%
image2	File:Elmo Smith portrait.jpg
nominee2	Elmo Smith
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	361,840
percentage2	49.5%
map_image	1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg
map_size	260px
map_caption	County results
Holmes:
Smith:
title	Governor
before_election	Elmo Smith
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Robert D. Holmes
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Holmes:
Smith:
The 1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 6, 1956. Democratic state senator Robert D. Holmes narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Elmo Smith to win the election.

Background

On January 31, 1956, Governor Paul L. Patterson, who was elected in the 1954 gubernatorial election, died in office of a coronary occlusion.{{cite web |access-date = May 23, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111345/http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/lib/governors/plp.htm |archive-date = July 16, 2011 |access-date = May 23, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111341/http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/lib/governors/es.htm |archive-date = 2011-07-16 |url-status = dead Lew Wallace unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Election results

Results by county

1956 Oregon gubernatorial special election (by county)	County	Robert Denison Holmes
Democratic	Elmo Everett Smith
Republican	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	369,439	50.52%	361,840	49.48%	7,599	1.04%	731,279
	Baker		3,554		50.71%		3,455		49.29%		99		1.41%		7,009
	Benton		5,217		39.89%		7,862		60.11%		-2,645		-20.22%		13,079
	Clackamas		23,431		51.28%		22,264		48.72%		1,167		2.55%		45,695
	Clatsop		7,928		61.41%		4,981		38.59%		2,947		22.83%		12,909
	Columbia		6,185		63.02%		3,629		36.98%		2,556		26.04%		9,814
	Coos		12,130		60.24%		8,005		39.76%		4,125		20.49%		20,135
	Crook		1,848		49.93%		1,853		50.07%		-5		-0.14%		3,701
	Curry		2,162		50.91%		2,085		49.09%		77		1.81%		4,247
	Deschutes		4,441		46.33%		5,145		53.67%		-704		-7.34%		9,586
	Douglas		13,516		52.62%		12,171		47.38%		1,345		5.24%		25,687
	Gilliam		505		38.52%		806		61.48%		-301		-22.96%		1,311
	Grant		1,313		42.44%		1,781		57.56%		-468		-15.13%		3,094
	Harney		1,171		43.26%		1,536		56.74%		-365		-13.48%		2,707
	Hood River		2,618		47.08%		2,943		52.92%		-325		-5.84%		5,561
	Jackson		13,445		45.26%		16,261		54.74%		-2,816		-9.48%		29,706
	Jefferson		1,131		45.88%		1,334		54.12%		-203		-8.24%		2,465
	Josephine		5,423		42.60%		7,308		57.40%		-1,885		-14.81%		12,731
	Klamath		8,956		49.81%		9,026		50.19%		-70		-0.39%		17,982
	Lake		1,285		44.62%		1,595		55.38%		-310		-10.76%		2,880
	Lane		33,241		53.12%		29,335		46.88%		3,906		6.24%		62,576
	Lincoln		5,149		52.08%		4,738		47.92%		411		4.16%		9,887
	Linn		11,807		51.91%		10,936		48.09%		871		3.83%		22,743
	Malheur		3,011		37.51%		5,016		62.49%		-2,005		-24.98%		8,027
	Marion		19,255		42.87%		25,655		57.13%		-6,400		-14.25%		44,910
	Morrow		882		45.07%		1,075		54.93%		-193		-9.86%		1,957
	Multnomah		129,273		53.04%		114,446		46.96%		14,827		6.08%		243,719
	Polk		4,724		45.39%		5,683		54.61%		-959		-9.21%		10,407
	Sherman		415		38.53%		662		61.47%		-247		-22.93%		1,077
	Tillamook		4,055		50.93%		3,907		49.07%		148		1.86%		7,962
	Umatilla		8,376		48.88%		8,761		51.12%		-385		-2.25%		17,137
	Union		4,272		53.45%		3,720		46.55%		552		6.91%		7,992
	Wallowa		1,755		53.17%		1,546		46.83%		209		6.33%		3,301
	Wasco		4,522		52.73%		4,053		47.27%		469		5.47%		8,575
	Washington		15,976		44.51%		19,917		55.49%		-3,941		-10.98%		35,893
	Wheeler		540		46.59%		619		53.41%		-79		-6.82%		1,159
	Yamhill		5,927		43.40%		7,731		56.60%		-1,804		-13.21%		13,658

References

"OR Governor Race — November 06, 1956". Our Campaigns.

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