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.Terry, John. Oregon's Trails: Death shroud a suggestive footnote to a gadfly's death. The Oregonian, November 9, 2003.
Results
Results by county After this election, Columbia County would not vote Democratic again until 1922. County Sylvester PennoyerDemocratic Thomas R. CorneliusRepublican J. E. HoustonProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Baker1,12457.20%79940.66%422.14%32516.54%1,965Benton1,01348.94%90543.72%1527.34%1085.22%2,070Clackamas1,29451.25%1,08142.81%1505.94%2138.44%2,525Clatsop1,00255.12%73140.21%854.68%27114.91%1,818Columbia35948.91%34547.00%304.09%141.91%734Coos69444.23%7925.48%835.29%-98-6.25%1,569Crook52959.84%31535.63%404.52%21424.21%884Curry18946.78%20650.99%92.23%-17-4.21%404Douglas1,09544.57%1,08844.28%27411.15%70.28%2,457Gilliam53351.40%47645.90%272.60%575.50%1,037Grant86353.74%71544.52%281.74%1489.22%1,606Jackson1,27557.54%83837.82%1034.65%43719.72%2,216Josephine50053.25%42945.69%101.06%717.56%939Klamath32654.88%26744.95%10.17%599.93%594Lake28958.86%18537.68%173.46%10421.18%491Lane1,34949.45%1,29047.29%893.26%592.16%2,728Linn1,71253.38%1,33141.50%1645.11%38111.88%3,207Marion1,62241.10%1,93849.11%3869.78%-316-8.01%3,946Morrow76955.77%52938.36%815.87%24017.40%1,379Multnomah4,26153.96%3,28141.55%3514.45%98012.41%7,896Polk81847.48%76744.52%1388.01%512.96%1,723Tillamook17739.69%24655.16%235.16%-69-15.47%446Umatilla1,51854.29%1,15441.27%1244.43%36413.02%2,796Union1,57853.64%1,35646.09%80.27%2227.55%2,942Wasco1,10549.60%98944.39%1346.01%1165.21%2,228Washington82542.95%1,00252.16%934.84%-177-9.21%1,921Yamhill1,08246.82%1,14449.50%853.68%-62-2.68%2,311Total27,90150.88%24,19944.13%2,7274.97%3,7026.75%54,832
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Benton Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Douglas Grant Multnomah Polk
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