Oregon gubernatorial election, 1878

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1878

← 1874 June 3, 1878 1882 →
Nominee William Wallace Thayer Cornelius C. Beekman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 15,689 15,610 Percentage 47.93% 47.69%
County results
Governor before election Stephen F. Chadwick Democratic Elected Governor W. W. Thayer Democratic

Stephen F. Chadwick
Democratic

W. W. Thayer
Democratic

The 1878 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 3, 1878 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Cornelius C. Beekman against Democrat William Wallace Thayer, with Thayer defeating Beekman by a very small margin.