1898 Oregon gubernatorial election

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]

1898 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1894 June 6, 1898 1902 →

Nominee Theodore Thurston Geer W. R. King Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 45,094 34,542 Percentage 53.2% 40.8%

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

Geer was the tenth governor since statehood, but the first native Oregonian to hold that position.^[2]

Results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1898^[3]

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