1942 Oregon gubernatorial election

1942 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1938 November 3, 1942 1946 →
 
Nominee Earl Snell Lew Wallace
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 220,188 62,561
Percentage 77.9% 22.1%

County results:
Snell:      70-80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Charles A. Sprague
Republican

Elected Governor

Earl W. Snell
Republican

The 1942 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Republican candidate and Oregon Secretary of State Earl W. Snell defeated state senator Lew Wallace by a more than 3–1 margin, which remains the largest margin of victory for any candidate for Oregon governor.