1874 Oregon gubernatorial election
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June 1, 1874
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 County results Grover: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Tolman: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Campbell: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1874 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 1, 1874, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican J. C. Tolman against Democratic incumbent La Fayette Grover and independent Thomas Franklin Campbell.[1] Grover narrowly won reelection in a three-way race; his 38.23% share of the vote is the lowest for any winning gubernatorial candidate in Oregon.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | La Fayette Grover (incumbent) | 9,713 | 38.23% | −13.15% | |
| Republican | J. C. Tolman | 9,163 | 36.06% | −12.56% | |
| Independent | Thomas F. Campbell | 6,532 | 25.71% | ||
| Write-in | Scattering | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 25,409 | 100.00% | |||
| Plurality | 550 | 2.16% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -0.60% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[2][3] | La Fayette Grover Democratic |
J. C. Tolman Republican |
Thomas F. Campbell Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 478 | 56.30% | 295 | 35.10% | 73 | 8.60% | 180 | 21.20% | 849 |
| Benton | 276 | 24.02% | 481 | 41.86% | 392 | 34.12% | -89[a] | -7.74% | 1,149 |
| Clackamas | 640 | 44.69% | 593 | 41.41% | 199 | 13.90% | 47 | 3.28% | 1,432 |
| Clatsop | 148 | 37.47% | 211 | 53.42% | 35 | 8.86% | -63 | -15.95% | 395[b] |
| Columbia | 114 | 43.68% | 59 | 22.61% | 88 | 33.72% | 26[c] | 9.96% | 261 |
| Coos | 399 | 46.23% | 408 | 47.28% | 56 | 6.49% | -9 | -1.04% | 863 |
| Curry | 78 | 38.81% | 106 | 52.74% | 17 | 8.46% | -28 | -13.93% | 201 |
| Douglas | 503 | 31.34% | 435 | 27.10% | 667 | 41.56% | -164[d] | -10.22% | 1,605 |
| Grant | 198 | 30.65% | 206 | 31.89% | 242 | 37.46% | -36[e] | -5.57% | 646 |
| Jackson | 828 | 54.47% | 572 | 37.63% | 120 | 7.89% | 256 | 16.84% | 1,520 |
| Josephine | 163 | 50.46% | 133 | 41.18% | 27 | 8.36% | 30 | 9.29% | 323 |
| Lane | 587 | 33.97% | 619 | 35.82% | 522 | 30.21% | -32 | -1.85% | 1,728 |
| Linn | 947 | 41.81% | 646 | 28.52% | 672 | 29.67% | 275[c] | 12.14% | 2,265 |
| Marion | 966 | 36.02% | 1,058 | 39.45% | 658 | 24.53% | -92 | -3.43% | 2,682 |
| Multnomah | 911 | 30.12% | 1,556 | 51.44% | 558 | 18.45% | -645 | -21.32% | 3,025 |
| Polk | 321 | 27.77% | 334 | 28.89% | 501 | 43.34% | -167[e] | -14.45% | 1,156 |
| Tillamook | 50 | 32.47% | 99 | 64.29% | 5 | 3.25% | -49 | -31.82% | 154 |
| Umatilla | 500 | 47.21% | 134 | 12.65% | 425 | 40.13% | 75[c] | 7.08% | 1,059 |
| Union | 444 | 49.17% | 369 | 40.86% | 90 | 9.97% | 75 | 8.31% | 903 |
| Wasco | 374 | 40.17% | 202 | 21.70% | 355 | 38.13% | 19[c] | 2.04% | 931 |
| Washington | 286 | 30.14% | 202 | 21.29% | 461 | 48.58% | -175[d] | -18.44% | 949 |
| Yamhill | 502 | 38.23% | 442 | 33.66% | 369 | 28.10% | 60 | 4.57% | 1,313 |
| Total | 9,713 | 38.23% | 9,163 | 36.06% | 6,532 | 25.71% | 550 | 2.16% | 25,409 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Thomas Franklin Campbell". Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Brown, Martin V. (1874). Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Biennial Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon. Salem: State Printer. p. 39. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- 1 2 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1875. New York: The Tribune Association. 1875. p. 65. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
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