1886 Oregon gubernatorial election

1886 Oregon gubernatorial election
← 1882 June 7, 1886 1890 →
	County results; Pennoyer: 40–50% 50–60%; Cornelius: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Z. F. Moody ; Republican	Elected Governor; Sylvester Pennoyer ; Democratic

Last updated February 02, 2026

The 1886 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 7, 1886, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican former state senator Thomas R. Cornelius against Democrat Sylvester Pennoyer.

Pennoyer gained support for advocating the use of American labor over Chinese immigrants.^[1]

Results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1886^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvester Pennoyer	27,901	50.89
	Republican	Thomas R. Cornelius	24,199	44.13
	Prohibition	J. E. Houston	2,727	4.97
	Nonpartisan	Other	5	>0.01
Total votes			54,832	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

↑ Terry, John. Oregon's Trails: Death shroud a suggestive footnote to a gadfly's death. The Oregonian , November 9, 2003.
↑ "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 07, 1886" . Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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[trails-1] Terry, John. Oregon's Trails: Death shroud a suggestive footnote to a gadfly's death. The Oregonian , November 9, 2003.

[2] "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 07, 1886" . Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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