The 1862 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1862 to elect the

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of the U.S. state of

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. The election matched

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Addison Crandall Gibbs against Democratic former member of the Territorial Legislature John F. Miller.Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon
/ref> Gibbs defeated Miller in a landslide.Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides
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1862 Events January–March * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – French intervention in Mexico: French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico. * January ...

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