1886 Oregon gubernatorial election
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The 1886 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 7, 1886, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican former state senator Thomas R. Cornelius against Democrat Sylvester Pennoyer.
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June 7, 1886
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 County results Pennoyer: 40â50% 50â60% Cornelius: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Pennoyer gained support for advocating the use of American labor over Chinese immigrants.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvester Pennoyer | 27,901 | 50.88% | +2.64% | |
| Republican | Thomas R. Cornelius | 24,199 | 44.13% | â7.61% | |
| Prohibition | J. E. Houston | 2,727 | 4.97% | ||
| Write-in | Scattering | 4 | 0.01% | ||
| Blank | 1 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 54,832 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 3,702 | 6.75% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +10.25% | |||
Results by county
After this election, Columbia County would not vote Democratic again until 1922.
| County[2][3] | Sylvester Pennoyer Democratic |
Thomas R. Cornelius Republican |
J. E. Houston Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 1,124 | 57.20% | 799 | 40.66% | 42 | 2.14% | 325 | 16.54% | 1,965 |
| Benton | 1,013 | 48.94% | 905 | 43.72% | 152 | 7.34% | 108 | 5.22% | 2,070 |
| Clackamas | 1,294 | 51.25% | 1,081 | 42.81% | 150 | 5.94% | 213 | 8.44% | 2,525 |
| Clatsop | 1,002 | 55.12% | 731 | 40.21% | 85 | 4.68% | 271 | 14.91% | 1,818 |
| Columbia | 359 | 48.91% | 345 | 47.00% | 30 | 4.09% | 14 | 1.91% | 734 |
| Coos | 694 | 44.23% | 792 | 5.48% | 83 | 5.29% | -98 | -6.25% | 1,569 |
| Crook | 529 | 59.84% | 315 | 35.63% | 40 | 4.52% | 214 | 24.21% | 884 |
| Curry | 189 | 46.78% | 206 | 50.99% | 9 | 2.23% | -17 | -4.21% | 404 |
| Douglas | 1,095 | 44.57% | 1,088 | 44.28% | 274 | 11.15% | 7 | 0.28% | 2,457 |
| Gilliam | 533 | 51.40% | 476 | 45.90% | 27 | 2.60% | 57 | 5.50% | 1,037[a] |
| Grant | 863 | 53.74% | 715 | 44.52% | 28 | 1.74% | 148 | 9.22% | 1,606 |
| Jackson | 1,275 | 57.54% | 838 | 37.82% | 103 | 4.65% | 437 | 19.72% | 2,216 |
| Josephine | 500 | 53.25% | 429 | 45.69% | 10 | 1.06% | 71 | 7.56% | 939 |
| Klamath | 326 | 54.88% | 267 | 44.95% | 1 | 0.17% | 59 | 9.93% | 594 |
| Lake | 289 | 58.86% | 185 | 37.68% | 17 | 3.46% | 104 | 21.18% | 491 |
| Lane | 1,349 | 49.45% | 1,290 | 47.29% | 89 | 3.26% | 59 | 2.16% | 2,728 |
| Linn | 1,712 | 53.38% | 1,331 | 41.50% | 164 | 5.11% | 381 | 11.88% | 3,207 |
| Marion | 1,622 | 41.10% | 1,938 | 49.11% | 386 | 9.78% | -316 | -8.01% | 3,946 |
| Morrow | 769 | 55.77% | 529 | 38.36% | 81 | 5.87% | 240 | 17.40% | 1,379 |
| Multnomah | 4,261 | 53.96% | 3,281 | 41.55% | 351 | 4.45% | 980 | 12.41% | 7,896[b] |
| Polk | 818 | 47.48% | 767 | 44.52% | 138 | 8.01% | 51 | 2.96% | 1,723 |
| Tillamook | 177 | 39.69% | 246 | 55.16% | 23 | 5.16% | -69 | -15.47% | 446 |
| Umatilla | 1,518 | 54.29% | 1,154 | 41.27% | 124 | 4.43% | 364 | 13.02% | 2,796 |
| Union | 1,578 | 53.64% | 1,356 | 46.09% | 8 | 0.27% | 222 | 7.55% | 2,942 |
| Wasco | 1,105 | 49.60% | 989 | 44.39% | 134 | 6.01% | 116 | 5.21% | 2,228 |
| Washington | 825 | 42.95% | 1,002 | 52.16% | 93 | 4.84% | -177 | -9.21% | 1,921[c] |
| Yamhill | 1,082 | 46.82% | 1,144 | 49.50% | 85 | 3.68% | -62 | -2.68% | 2,311 |
| Total | 27,901 | 50.88% | 24,199 | 44.13% | 2,727 | 4.97% | 3,702 | 6.75% | 54,832 |
