1898 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1898 Oregon gubernatorial election
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  1894 June 6, 1898 1902  
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Nominee Theodore Thurston Geer W. R. King
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote45,09434,542
Percentage53.2%40.8%

1898 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Geer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
King:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

William Paine Lord
Republican

Elected Governor

T. T. Geer
Republican

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

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1898 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Theodore Thurston Geer 45,094 53.22
Democratic W. R. King34,45240.77
Populist John C. Luce2,8783.4
Prohibition H. M. Clinton2,2192.62
Total votes84,643 100
Republican hold

References

  1. Fifty Years in Oregon
  2. Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
  3. "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 06, 1898" . Retrieved April 16, 2016.