1898 Oregon gubernatorial election
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June 6, 1898
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The 1898 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 6, 1898 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Theodore Thurston Geer against Democratic State Senator W. R. King.[1]
Geer was the tenth governor since statehood, but the first native Oregonian to hold that position.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T. T. Geer | 45,093 | 53.22% | +5.99% | |
| Fusion[a] | William R. King | 34,452 | 40.77% | +20.26% | |
| Regular Populist | John C. Luce | 2,878 | 3.40% | −26.59% | |
| Prohibition | H. M. Clinton | 2,219 | 2.62% | +0.34% | |
| Total votes | 84,732 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 10,551 | 12.45% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -14.27% | |||
Results by county
| County[3] | T. T. Geer Republican |
William R. King Democratic |
John C. Luce Populist |
H. M. Clinton Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 1,191 | 42.64% | 1,436 | 51.41% | 115 | 4.12% | 51 | 1.83% | -245 | -8.77% | 2,793 |
| Benton | 995 | 51.16% | 872 | 44.83% | 21 | 1.08% | 57 | 2.93% | 123 | 6.32% | 1,945 |
| Clackamas | 2,161 | 51.70% | 1,772 | 42.39% | 141 | 3.37% | 106 | 2.54% | 389 | 9.31% | 4,180 |
| Clatsop | 1,588 | 61.74% | 809 | 31.45% | 86 | 3.34% | 89 | 3.46% | 779 | 30.29% | 2,572 |
| Columbia | 724 | 52.85% | 534 | 38.98% | 64 | 4.67% | 48 | 3.50% | 190 | 13.87% | 1,370 |
| Coos | 957 | 44.37% | 1,013 | 46.96% | 139 | 6.44% | 48 | 2.23% | -56 | -2.60% | 2,157 |
| Crook | 667 | 55.35% | 492 | 40.83% | 25 | 2.07% | 21 | 1.74% | 175 | 14.52% | 1,205 |
| Curry | 301 | 53.09% | 252 | 44.44% | 6 | 1.06% | 8 | 1.41% | 49 | 8.64% | 567 |
| Douglas | 1,653 | 46.77% | 1,789 | 50.62% | 30 | 0.85% | 62 | 1.75% | -136 | -3.85% | 3,534 |
| Gilliam | 554 | 57.23% | 342 | 35.33% | 44 | 4.55% | 28 | 2.89% | 212 | 21.90% | 968 |
| Grant | 973 | 54.42% | 678 | 37.92% | 112 | 6.26% | 25 | 1.40% | 295 | 16.50% | 1,788 |
| Harney | 347 | 42.06% | 416 | 50.42% | 54 | 6.55% | 8 | 0.97% | -69 | -8.36% | 825 |
| Jackson | 1,350 | 43.76% | 1,277 | 41.39% | 389 | 12.61% | 69 | 2.24% | 73 | 2.37% | 3,085 |
| Josephine | 825 | 45.55% | 894 | 49.36% | 55 | 3.04% | 37 | 2.04% | -69 | -3.81% | 1,811 |
| Klamath | 439 | 52.45% | 342 | 40.86% | 41 | 4.90% | 15 | 1.79% | 97 | 11.59% | 837 |
| Lake | 433 | 56.02% | 323 | 41.79% | 10 | 1.29% | 7 | 0.91% | 110 | 14.23% | 773 |
| Lane | 1,929 | 47.66% | 1,885 | 46.58% | 138 | 3.41% | 95 | 2.35% | 44 | 1.09% | 4,047 |
| Lincoln | 479 | 51.78% | 414 | 44.76% | 14 | 1.51% | 18 | 1.95% | 65 | 7.03% | 925 |
| Linn | 1,902 | 44.98% | 2,026 | 47.91% | 145 | 3.43% | 156 | 3.69% | -124 | -2.93% | 4,229 |
| Malheur | 387 | 38.93% | 555 | 55.84% | 27 | 2.72% | 25 | 2.52% | -168 | -16.90% | 994 |
| Marion | 3,216 | 52.67% | 2,713 | 44.43% | 70 | 1.15% | 107 | 1.75% | 503 | 8.24% | 6,106 |
| Morrow | 532 | 50.86% | 470 | 44.93% | 27 | 2.58% | 17 | 1.63% | 62 | 5.93% | 1,046 |
| Multnomah | 10,351 | 65.72% | 4,637 | 29.44% | 266 | 1.69% | 495 | 3.14% | 5,714 | 36.28% | 15,749 |
| Polk | 1,267 | 49.40% | 1,170 | 45.61% | 60 | 2.34% | 68 | 2.65% | 97 | 3.78% | 2,565 |
| Sherman | 478 | 54.88% | 285 | 32.72% | 41 | 4.71% | 67 | 7.69% | 193 | 22.16% | 871 |
| Tillamook | 635[b][5] | 61.71% | 323 | 31.39% | 46 | 4.47% | 25 | 2.43% | 312 | 30.32% | 1,029 |
| Umatilla | 1,847 | 52.31% | 1,466 | 41.52% | 112 | 3.17% | 106 | 3.00% | 381 | 10.79% | 3,531 |
| Union | 1,625 | 48.19% | 1,453 | 43.09% | 245 | 7.27% | 49 | 1.45% | 172 | 5.10% | 3,372 |
| Wallowa | 538 | 49.63% | 354 | 32.66% | 170 | 15.68% | 22 | 2.03% | 184 | 16.97% | 1,084 |
| Wasco | 1,360 | 56.86% | 933 | 39.01% | 41 | 1.71% | 58 | 2.42% | 427 | 17.85% | 2,392 |
| Washington | 1,743 | 55.14% | 1,219 | 38.56% | 89 | 2.82% | 110 | 3.48% | 524 | 16.58% | 3,161 |
| Yamhill | 1,646 | 51.10% | 1,398 | 43.40% | 55 | 1.71% | 122 | 3.79% | 248 | 7.70% | 3,221 |
| Total | 45,093 | 35.22% | 34,542 | 40.77% | 2,878 | 3.40% | 2,219 | 2.62% | 10,551 | 12.45% | 84,732 |
Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic
Notes
- ↑ Democratic, People's (Populist), and Silver Republican
- ↑ The House Journal contains a typo for Geer in this county.
References
- ↑ Fifty Years in Oregon
- ↑ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
- 1 2 Leeds, H. W. (1899). The Journal of the House of the Legislative Assembly of the Twentieth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon Regular Session 1899. Salem: State Printer. p. 26. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "How To Vote". The Eugene City Guard. Eugene. June 4, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Official Vote of Tillamook County Ore". Tillamook Headlight. Tillamook. June 16, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2026.