Election Name: | 1862 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1858 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1858 |
Next Election: | 1866 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1866 |
Election Date: | June 2, 1862 |
Image1: | File:Oregon Governor AC Gibbs.jpg |
Nominee1: | A. C. Gibbs |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 7,039 |
Percentage1: | 67.11% |
Nominee2: | John F. Miller |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 3,450 |
Percentage2: | 32.89% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Whiteaker |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | A. C. Gibbs |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1862 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1862 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Addison Crandall Gibbs against Democratic former member of the Territorial Legislature John F. Miller.[1] Gibbs defeated Miller in a landslide.[2]