1914 Oregon gubernatorial election

1914 Oregon gubernatorial election
November 3, 1914
 
Nominee James Withycombe C. J. Smith W. J. Smith
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 121,037 94,594 14,284
Percentage 48.8% 38.1% 5.8%
County results
Withycombe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Oswald West
Democratic

 Elected Governor

James Withycombe
Republican

The 1914 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican James Withycombe against Democratic candidate C. J. Smith. This was first election in Oregon in which women had the right to vote.

Primary election

Oregon held primary elections on May 15, 1914.

Democratic party

Portland physician C. J. Smith secured the Democratic nomination over former judge A. S. Bennett.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. J. Smith 14,308 39.75%
Democratic A. S. Bennett 12,788 35.52%
Democratic John Manning 5,580 15.50%
Democratic G. A. Cobb 2,185 6.07%
Democratic Robert A. Miller 1,138 3.16%
Total votes 35,999 100.00%

Republican party

James Withycombe emerged from a crowded primary field to claim the Republican nomination for a second time.

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Withycombe 20,053 22.68%
Republican Gus C. Moser 14,618 16.54%
Republican A. M. Crawford 13,692 15.49%
Republican Grant B. Dimick 10,058 11.38%
Republican William A. Carter 9,435 10.67%
Republican T. T. Geer 8,090 9.15%
Republican Charles A. Johns 7,300 8.26%
Republican George C. Brownell 5,154 5.83%
Total votes 88,400 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1914 Oregon gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Withycombe 121,037 48.80% +7.37%
Democratic C. J. Smith 94,594 38.13% −8.47%
Socialist W. J. Smith 14,284 5.76% −1.07%
Nonpartisan William Simon U'Ren[4] 10,493 4.23%
Progressive F. M. Gill 6,129 2.47%
Nonpartisan Will E. Purdy 1,515 0.61%
Total votes 248,052 100.00%
Plurality 26,443 10.66%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +15.85%

Results by county

Withycombe was the first Republican to carry Baker County in a gubernatorial election, though this was not the first time it had failed to back the Democratic candidate as it voted for the Populist candidate in 1894.

County[3] James Withycombe
Republican		 C. J. Smith
Democratic		 W. J. Smith
Socialist		 W. S. U'Ren
Non-Partisan		 F. M. Gill
Progressive		 Will E. Purdy
Non-Partisan		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Baker 3,066 48.49% 2,430 38.43% 504 7.97% 117 1.85% 165 2.61% 41 0.65% 636 10.06% 6,323
Benton 3,293 60.81% 1,719 31.75% 187 3.45% 100 1.85% 99 1.83% 17 0.31% 1,574 29.07% 5,415
Clackamas 5,082 43.77% 3,476 29.94% 582 5.01% 1,948 16.78% 441 3.80% 81 0.70% 1,606 13.83% 11,610
Clatsop 2,627 55.68% 1,371 29.06% 407 8.63% 141 2.99% 137 2.90% 35 0.74% 1,256 26.62% 4,718
Columbia 1,827 52.94% 1,082 31.35% 298 8.64% 99 2.87% 113 3.27% 32 0.93% 745 21.59% 3,451
Coos 3,009 43.37% 2,100 30.27% 1,128 16.26% 458 6.60% 194 2.80% 49 0.71% 909 13.10% 6,938
Crook 1,824 33.90% 2,844 52.85% 370 6.88% 143 2.66% 174 3.23% 26 0.48% -1,020 -18.96% 5,381
Curry 445 41.01% 449 41.38% 132 12.17% 29 2.67% 25 2.30% 5 0.46% -4 -0.37% 1,085
Douglas 3,770 50.04% 2,827 37.52% 604 8.02% 141 1.87% 159 2.11% 33 0.44% 943 12.52% 7,534
Gilliam 822 56.85% 528 36.51% 46 3.18% 15 1.04% 28 1.94% 7 0.48% 294 20.33% 1,446
Grant 1,020 46.07% 899 40.61% 164 7.41% 66 2.98% 50 2.26% 15 0.68% 121 5.47% 2,214
Harney 930 42.54% 917 41.95% 211 9.65% 55 2.52% 53 2.42% 20 0.91% 13 0.59% 2,186
Hood River 1,236 48.17% 981 38.23% 165 6.43% 79 3.08% 96 3.74% 9 0.35% 255 9.94% 2,566
Jackson 2,665 30.72% 4,834 55.72% 566 6.52% 343 3.95% 215 2.48% 52 0.60% -2,169 -25.00% 8,675
Josephine 1,459 43.87% 1,340 40.29% 270 8.12% 140 4.21% 99 2.98% 18 0.54% 119 3.58% 3,326
Klamath 1,576 48.28% 1,204 36.89% 227 6.95% 86 2.63% 131 4.01% 40 1.23% 372 11.40% 3,264
Lake 683 45.23% 639 42.32% 99 6.56% 28 1.85% 48 3.18% 13 0.86% 44 2.91% 1,510
Lane 6,733 50.80% 5,009 37.79% 916 6.91% 206 1.55% 294 2.22% 97 0.73% 1,724 13.01% 13,255
Lincoln 1,143 49.16% 804 34.58% 259 11.14% 58 2.49% 50 2.15% 11 0.47% 339 14.58% 2,325
Linn 4,217 45.37% 4,237 45.59% 436 4.69% 205 2.21% 138 1.48% 61 0.66% -20 -0.22% 9,294
Malheur 2,271 48.63% 1,688 36.15% 347 7.43% 109 2.33% 219 4.69% 36 0.77% 583 12.48% 4,670
Marion 7,969 53.97% 5,571 37.73% 594 4.02% 245 1.66% 274 1.86% 113 0.77% 2,398 16.24% 14,766
Morrow 1,010 55.99% 541 29.99% 172 9.53% 10 0.55% 44 2.44% 27 1.50% 469 26.00% 1,804
Multnomah 39,003 51.58% 27,127 35.88% 3,230 4.27% 4,542 6.01% 1,407 1.86% 303 0.40% 11,876 15.71% 75,612
Polk 2,958 49.16% 2,522 41.91% 294 4.89% 96 1.60% 105 1.75% 42 0.70% 436 7.25% 6,017
Sherman 676 51.84% 484 37.12% 60 4.60% 11 0.84% 71 5.44% 2 0.15% 192 14.72% 1,304
Tillamook 1,358 49.19% 989 35.82% 183 6.63% 145 5.25% 55 1.99% 31 1.12% 369 13.36% 2,761
Umatilla 3,923 46.49% 3,727 44.17% 396 4.69% 148 1.75% 190 2.25% 54 0.64% 196 2.32% 8,438
Union 2,631 45.98% 2,460 42.99% 341 5.96% 114 1.99% 158 2.76% 18 0.31% 171 2.99% 5,722
Wallowa 1,300 45.95% 1,141 40.33% 240 8.48% 50 1.77% 80 2.83% 18 0.64% 159 5.62% 2,829
Wasco 2,215 48.28% 1,747 38.08% 205 4.47% 77 1.68% 312 6.80% 32 0.70% 468 10.20% 4,588
Washington 4,151 50.88% 3,101 38.01% 344 4.22% 241 2.95% 228 2.79% 93 1.14% 1,050 12.87% 8,158
Wheeler 624 56.99% 398 36.35% 26 2.37% 28 2.56% 19 1.74% 0 0.00% 226 20.64% 1,095
Yamhill 3,521 45.30% 3,408 43.85% 281 3.62% 220 2.83% 258 3.32% 84 1.08% 113 1.45% 7,772
Total121,03748.80%94,59438.13%14,2845.76%10,4934.23%6,1292.47%1,5150.61%26,44310.66%248,052

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ↑ "Official Democratic Vote". Oregon Daily Journal. Portland. June 13, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Official Republican Vote". Oregon Daily Journal. Portland. June 13, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Olcott, Ben W. (1915). State of Oregon Blue Book and Official Directory 1915-1916. Salem: State Printing Department. pp. 136–137. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sunset (magazine)/Volume 33/The Political Muddle in Oregon" . Sunset. September 1914 – via Wikisource.


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