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County results: McKay: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Wallace: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. A special election was needed due to the death of governor Earl Snell, who was killed in a plane crash on October 28, 1947.