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.Fifty Years in Oregon
Geer was the tenth governor since statehood, but the first native Oregonian to hold that position.Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
Results
Results by county County T. T. GeerRepublican William R. KingDemocratic John C. LucePopulist H. M. ClintonProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Baker1,19142.64%1,43651.41%1154.12%511.83%-245-8.77%2,793Benton99551.16%87244.83%211.08%572.93%1236.32%1,945Clackamas2,16151.70%1,77242.39%1413.37%1062.54%3899.31%4,180Clatsop1,58861.74%80931.45%863.34%893.46%77930.29%2,572Columbia72452.85%53438.98%644.67%483.50%19013.87%1,370Coos95744.37%1,01346.96%1396.44%482.23%-56-2.60%2,157Crook66755.35%49240.83%252.07%211.74%17514.52%1,205Curry30153.09%25244.44%61.06%81.41%498.64%567Douglas1,65346.77%1,78950.62%300.85%621.75%-136-3.85%3,534Gilliam55457.23%34235.33%444.55%282.89%21221.90%968Grant97354.42%67837.92%1126.26%251.40%29516.50%1,788Harney34742.06%41650.42%546.55%80.97%-69-8.36%825Jackson1,35043.76%1,27741.39%38912.61%692.24%732.37%3,085Josephine82545.55%89449.36%553.04%372.04%-69-3.81%1,811Klamath43952.45%34240.86%414.90%151.79%9711.59%837Lake43356.02%32341.79%101.29%70.91%11014.23%773Lane1,92947.66%1,88546.58%1383.41%952.35%441.09%4,047Lincoln47951.78%41444.76%141.51%181.95%657.03%925Linn1,90244.98%2,02647.91%1453.43%1563.69%-124-2.93%4,229Malheur38738.93%55555.84%272.72%252.52%-168-16.90%994Marion3,21652.67%2,71344.43%701.15%1071.75%5038.24%6,106Morrow53250.86%47044.93%272.58%171.63%625.93%1,046Multnomah10,35165.72%4,63729.44%2661.69%4953.14%5,71436.28%15,749Polk1,26749.40%1,17045.61%602.34%682.65%973.78%2,565Sherman47854.88%28532.72%414.71%677.69%19322.16%871Tillamook63561.71%32331.39%464.47%252.43%31230.32%1,029Umatilla1,84752.31%1,46641.52%1123.17%1063.00%38110.79%3,531Union1,62548.19%1,45343.09%2457.27%491.45%1725.10%3,372Wallowa53849.63%35432.66%17015.68%222.03%18416.97%1,084Wasco1,36056.86%93339.01%411.71%582.42%42717.85%2,392Washington1,74355.14%1,21938.56%892.82%1103.48%52416.58%3,161Yamhill1,64651.10%1,39843.40%551.71%1223.79%2487.70%3,221Total45,09335.22%34,54240.77%2,8783.40%2,2192.62%10,55112.45%84,732
Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican Jackson Wallowa
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Douglas Josephine Linn
Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic Baker Coos
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