1898 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1898 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1894 Oregon gubernatorial election 1894 1902 Oregon gubernatorial election 1902 June 6, 1898 File:Oregon Governor TT Geer.jpg 150x150px Theodore Thurston Geer Republican Party (United States) 45,093 53.22% 3x4.svg William R. King Democratic Party (United States) Populist 34,542 40.77% 1898 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsGeer: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%King: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Governor William Paine Lord Republican Party (United States) T. T. Geer Republican Party (United States) 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 1898 Oregon gubernatorial electionLeeds H. W. The Journal of the House of the Legislative Assembly of the Twentieth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon Regular Session 1899 1899 State Printer Salem 26 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433019341571&view=1up&seq=36 9 April 2026How To Vote https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022653/1898-06-04/ed-1/seq-7/ 10 April 2026 The Eugene City Guard 4 June 1898 Eugene 7 Republican Party (United States) T. T. Geer 45,093 53.22% +5.99% #3333FF FusionDemocratic, People's (Populist), and Silver Republican William R. King 34,452 40.77% +20.26% #ACE1AF Regular Populist John C. Luce 2,878 3.40% -26.59% Prohibition Party H. M. Clinton 2,219 2.62% +0.34% 84,732 100.00% 10,551 12.45% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -14.27% 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%871Tillamook635The House Journal contains a typo for Geer in this county.Official Vote of Tillamook County Ore. https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063849/1898-06-16/ed-1/seq-4/ 10 April 2026 Tillamook Headlight 16 June 1898 Tillamook 461.71%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 Notes References Gubernatorial 1898 Oregon Category:June 1898 in North America Category:Long stubs with short prose