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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Theodore Thurston Geer | 45,094 | 53.22 | |
| Democratic | W. R. King | 34,452 | 40.77 | |
| Populist | John C. Luce | 2,878 | 3.4 | |
| Prohibition | H. M. Clinton | 2,219 | 2.62 | |
| Total votes | 84,643 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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References
- ^ Fifty Years in Oregon
- ^ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 06, 1898". Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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