Handwritten tally of Oregon election returns

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Identifier: Coll 1029

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Handwritten tally of Oregon election returns

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a handwritten tally of returns for a general election that was held in Oregon in June 1848. The results listed are for the Oregon City precinct and for the eastern and central precincts of Tuality County (written as "Tualatin Co.," and later divided between Washington County and Multnomah County). The results include races for representative, sheriff, treasurer, justice, and coroner. The returns also recorded the results for a question about whether to prohibit or regulate liquor. The back side of the sheet contains some additional notes in ink, and numerous pencil markings, some of which are calculations of vote totals. Other pencil markings may have been to track votes.

Dates

Creation: 1848 June

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical Note

The election of June 1848 was the last general election held under the Oregon Provisional Government, before the establishment of the Oregon Territorial Government. The election included a question on whether intoxicating liquors should be prohibited or regulated; prohibition won by a vote of 700 to 683. In the months following the election, several individuals who had been elected to office left Oregon to participate in the California Gold Rush. Consequently, the December 1848 legislative session failed, and a special election was held to fill vacancies.

Source: "General History of Oregon through Early Statehood," by Charles H. Carey (Portland, Or.: Binfords & Mort, 1971), pages 359-360.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Sheet with handwritten tallies of results for a June 1848 election in Oregon, showing results for Oregon City and parts of Tuality County (written as "Tualatin Co."), which was later divided between Washington County and Multnomah County. The results include various offices and a measure about whether to prohibit or regulate intoxicating liquors. The election, held in June 1848, was the last general election held under the auspices of the Oregon Provisional Government.