1890 Oregon gubernatorial election
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June 2, 1890
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The 1890 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1890, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican businessman and former Portland mayor David P. Thompson against Democratic incumbent Sylvester Pennoyer.[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvester Pennoyer (incumbent) | 38,920 | 53.55% | +2.66% | |
| Republican | David P. Thompson | 33,765 | 46.45% | +2.32% | |
| Total votes | 72,685 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 5,155 | 7.09% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +0.34% | |||
Results by county
[edit]This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a Democrat has won statewide but lost in Multnomah County. Moreover, Multnomah County would not back the losing candidate again until 1948. Tillamook County voted Democratic for the first time since 1858. Klamath County would not vote Democratic again until 1970.
| County[2] | Sylvester Pennoyer Democratic |
David P. Thompson Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 1,032 | 55.07% | 842 | 44.93% | 190 | 10.14% | 1,874 |
| Benton | 1,359 | 55.49% | 1,090 | 44.51% | 269 | 10.98% | 2,449 |
| Clackamas | 1,576 | 50.27% | 1,559 | 49.73% | 17 | 0.54% | 3,135 |
| Clatsop | 1,257 | 46.73% | 1,433 | 53.27% | -176 | -6.54% | 2,690 |
| Columbia | 517 | 38.87% | 813 | 61.13% | -296 | -22.26% | 1,330 |
| Coos | 1,047 | 54.00% | 892 | 46.00% | 155 | 7.99% | 1,939 |
| Crook | 740 | 69.03% | 332 | 30.97% | 408 | 38.06% | 1,072 |
| Curry | 205 | 44.57% | 255 | 55.43% | -50 | -10.87% | 460 |
| Douglas | 1,554 | 52.89% | 1,384 | 47.11% | 170 | 5.79% | 2,938 |
| Gilliam | 594 | 57.17% | 445 | 42.83% | 149 | 14.34% | 1,039 |
| Grant | 715 | 51.85% | 664 | 48.15% | 51 | 3.70% | 1,379 |
| Harney | 552 | 53.23% | 485 | 46.77% | 67 | 6.46% | 1,037 |
| Jackson | 1,682 | 59.54% | 1,143 | 40.46% | 539 | 19.08% | 2,825 |
| Josephine | 690 | 50.04% | 689 | 49.96% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,379 |
| Klamath | 425 | 57.35% | 316 | 42.65% | 109 | 14.71% | 741 |
| Lake | 484 | 59.46% | 330 | 40.54% | 154 | 18.92% | 814 |
| Lane | 1,996 | 54.63% | 1,658 | 45.37% | 338 | 9.25% | 3,654 |
| Linn | 2,345 | 58.51% | 1,663 | 41.49% | 682 | 17.02% | 4,008 |
| Malheur | 362 | 51.79% | 337 | 48.21% | 25 | 3.58% | 699 |
| Marion | 2,310 | 49.82% | 2,327 | 50.18% | -17 | -0.37% | 4,637 |
| Morrow | 689 | 60.54% | 449 | 39.46% | 240 | 21.09% | 1,138 |
| Multnomah | 6,338 | 49.51% | 6,464 | 50.49% | -126 | -0.98% | 12,802 |
| Polk | 1,254 | 57.71% | 919 | 42.29% | 335 | 15.42% | 2,173 |
| Sherman | 272 | 56.31% | 211 | 43.69% | 61 | 12.63% | 483 |
| Tillamook | 424 | 51.33% | 402 | 48.67% | 22 | 2.66% | 826 |
| Umatilla | 2,203 | 62.75% | 1,308 | 37.25% | 895 | 25.49% | 3,511 |
| Union | 2,202 | 59.98% | 1,469 | 40.02% | 733 | 19.97% | 3,671 |
| Wallowa | 403 | 45.90% | 475 | 54.10% | -72 | -8.20% | 878 |
| Wasco | 1,257 | 58.47% | 893 | 41.53% | 364 | 16.93% | 2,150 |
| Washington | 1,228 | 49.62% | 1,247 | 50.38% | -19 | -0.77% | 2,475 |
| Yamhill | 1,208 | 48.73% | 1,271 | 51.27% | -63 | -2.54% | 2,479 |
| Total | 38,920 | 53.55% | 33,765 | 46.45% | 5,155 | 7.09% | 72,685 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912: David P. Thompson". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- 1 2 Baker, Frank C. (1891). The Journal of the Senate of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon for the Sixteenth Regular Session, 1891. Salem: State Printer. p. 40. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
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