1930 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1930 Oregon gubernatorial election
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  1926 November 4, 1930 1934  
  Julius L. Meier 1911.png 3x4.svg Phil Metschan, Jr. from 1930 voter guide.png
Nominee Julius Meier Edward F. BaileyPhil Metschan Jr.
Party Independent Democratic Republican
Popular vote135,60862,43446,480
Percentage54.5%25.1%18.8%

1930 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Meier:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Bailey:     30-40%     40–50%     50–60%
Metschan:     30–40%

Governor before election

A. W. Norblad
Republican

Elected Governor

Julius Meier
Independent

The 1930 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The Oregon Republican Party, at the time dominant in Oregon politics, initially nominated George W. Joseph, but the nominee died prior to the general election. Joseph's former law partner Julius Meier entered the race as an independent, and defeated replacement Republican nominee Phil Metschan, Jr., Democrat Edward F. Bailey, and Socialist Albert Streiff to become the first and only independent politician to be elected Governor of Oregon.

Contents

Background and campaign

George W. Joseph won the Republican nomination, but died shortly after. The Republican Party selected Phil Metschan, Jr., son of former Oregon State Treasurer Phil Metschan, as a replacement nominee. Unlike Joseph, Metschan opposed public development of hydroelectric power along the Columbia River. [1] The Democrats selected State Senator Edward F. Bailey of Lane County. [2] [3]

With a key platform of Joseph's campaign now directly opposed by the replacement nominee, Julius Meier, Joseph's former law partner, friend, and general manager of the Meier and Frank department store, agreed to enter the race as an independent candidate with Joseph's platform. Although opposed by the state's largest newspaper, The Oregonian , [4] Meier won a resounding victory over Metschan and Bailey. [1] [5] Meier's victory was viewed as indicating strong public support for public hydropower development. [6]

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1930 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Julius Meier 135,608 54.51
Democratic Edward F. Bailey 62,43425.10
Republican Phil Metschan Jr. 46,48018.83
Socialist Albert Streiff3,9111.57
write-ins 20.00
Total votes248,435 100
Independent gain from Republican

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  2. "Ed F. Bailey, Democratic Nominee". La Grande Observer. August 29, 1930. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. "National Affairs: Oregon Vote". Time. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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  5. "Oregon's Governor-elect carries on for dead friend". The Washington Post. November 30, 1930.
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