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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.
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