1906 Oregon gubernatorial election
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The 1906 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 4, 1906, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican James Withycombe against incumbent Democrat George Earle Chamberlain.
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June 4, 1906
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 County results Chamberlain: 40â50% 50â60% Withycombe: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
Primary election
Oregon began using primary elections for nominations in 1906. The date of the primary election was April 20, 1906.
Democratic party
Incumbent governor George E. Chamberlain was renominated without opposition.
Candidates
- George E. Chamberlain, incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Chamberlain (inc.) | 12,576 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,576 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Businessman and farmer James Withycombe narrowly defeated former governor T. T. Geer for the Republican nomination.
Candidates
- Harvey K. Brown, sheriff of Baker County[3]
- T. T. Geer, former governor
- Charles A. Johns, mayor of Baker City
- James Withycombe, businessman
- Charles A. Sehlbrede
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Withycombe | 14,175 | 32.89% | |
| Republican | T. T. Geer | 13,912 | 32.28% | |
| Republican | Charles A. Johns | 7,879 | 18.28% | |
| Republican | Harvey K. Brown | 5,298 | 12.29% | |
| Republican | Charles A. Sehlbrede | 1,832 | 4.25% | |
| Total votes | 43,096 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- George E. Chamberlain, Democratic
- James Withycombe, Republican
- I. H. Amos, Prohibtion
- C. W. Barzee, Socialist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Chamberlain (inc.) | 46,002 | 47.56% | +1.40% | |
| Republican | James Withycombe | 43,508 | 44.99% | â0.91% | |
| Socialist | C. W. Barzee | 4,468 | 4.62% | +0.53% | |
| Prohibition | I. H. Amos | 2,737 | 2.83% | â1.01% | |
| Total votes | 96,715 | 100.00% | |||
| Plurality | 2,494 | 2.58% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +2.31% | |||
Results by county
Chamberlain was the first Democrat to carry Yamhill County since La Fayette Grover in 1874.
| County[5] | George E. Chamberlain Democratic |
James Withycombe Republican |
C. W. Barzee Socialist |
I. H. Amos Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,135 | 54.79% | 1,443 | 37.03% | 277 | 7.11% | 42 | 1.08% | 692 | 17.76% | 3,897 |
| Benton | 869 | 40.70% | 1,166 | 54.61% | 33 | 1.55% | 67 | 3.14% | -297 | -13.91% | 2,135 |
| Clackamas | 2,396 | 51.28% | 1,954 | 41.82% | 227 | 4.86% | 95 | 2.03% | 442 | 9.46% | 4,672 |
| Clatsop | 1,324 | 51.18% | 1,098 | 42.44% | 125 | 4.83% | 40 | 1.55% | 226 | 8.74% | 2,587 |
| Columbia | 709 | 40.68% | 854 | 49.00% | 115 | 6.60% | 65 | 3.73% | -145 | -8.32% | 1,743 |
| Coos | 1,037 | 38.31% | 1,195 | 44.14% | 348 | 12.86% | 127 | 4.69% | -158 | -5.84% | 2,707 |
| Crook | 848 | 52.35% | 639 | 39.44% | 87 | 5.37% | 46 | 2.84% | 209 | 12.90% | 1,620 |
| Curry | 205 | 45.35% | 218 | 48.23% | 23 | 5.09% | 6 | 1.33% | -13 | -2.88% | 452 |
| Douglas | 1,937 | 48.85% | 1,775 | 44.77% | 209 | 5.27% | 44 | 1.11% | 162 | 4.09% | 3,965 |
| Gilliam | 506 | 51.95% | 424 | 43.53% | 22 | 2.26% | 22 | 2.26% | 82 | 8.42% | 974 |
| Grant | 826 | 53.85% | 623 | 40.61% | 51 | 3.32% | 34 | 2.22% | 203 | 13.23% | 1,534 |
| Harney | 417 | 50.67% | 354 | 43.01% | 43 | 5.22% | 9 | 1.09% | 63 | 7.65% | 823 |
| Jackson | 1,601 | 43.74% | 1,744 | 47.65% | 210 | 5.74% | 105 | 2.87% | -143 | -3.91% | 3,660 |
| Josephine | 777 | 40.68% | 906 | 47.43% | 179 | 9.37% | 48 | 2.51% | -129 | -6.75% | 1,910 |
| Klamath | 555 | 46.37% | 579 | 48.37% | 49 | 4.09% | 14 | 1.17% | -24 | -2.01% | 1,197 |
| Lake | 352 | 49.93% | 328 | 46.52% | 15 | 2.13% | 10 | 1.42% | 24 | 3.40% | 705 |
| Lane | 2,417 | 48.33% | 2,196 | 43.91% | 239 | 4.78% | 149 | 2.98% | 221 | 4.42% | 5,001 |
| Lincoln | 432 | 40.83% | 539 | 50.95% | 74 | 6.99% | 13 | 1.23% | -107 | -10.11% | 1,058 |
| Linn | 2,383 | 51.77% | 1,866 | 40.54% | 214 | 4.65% | 140 | 3.04% | 517 | 11.23% | 4,603 |
| Malheur | 678 | 45.81% | 706 | 47.70% | 53 | 3.58% | 43 | 2.91% | -28 | -1.89% | 1,480 |
| Marion | 2,903 | 48.24% | 2,763 | 45.91% | 142 | 2.36% | 210 | 3.49% | 140 | 2.33% | 6,018 |
| Morrow | 532 | 44.59% | 529 | 44.34% | 88 | 7.38% | 44 | 3.69% | 3 | 0.25% | 1,193 |
| Multnomah | 9,214 | 47.76% | 9,013 | 46.71% | 650 | 3.37% | 417 | 2.16% | 201 | 1.04% | 19,294 |
| Polk | 1,297 | 48.27% | 1,193 | 44.40% | 116 | 4.32% | 81 | 3.01% | 104 | 3.87% | 2,687 |
| Sherman | 369 | 40.77% | 416 | 45.97% | 29 | 3.20% | 91 | 10.06% | -47 | -5.19% | 905 |
| Tillamook | 459 | 43.22% | 475 | 44.73% | 88 | 8.29% | 40 | 3.77% | -16 | -1.51% | 1,062 |
| Umatilla | 1,763 | 45.40% | 1,834 | 47.23% | 164 | 4.22% | 122 | 3.14% | -71 | -1.83% | 3,883 |
| Union | 1,552 | 50.21% | 1,298 | 41.99% | 178 | 5.76% | 63 | 2.04% | 254 | 8.22% | 3,091 |
| Wallowa | 676 | 47.37% | 639 | 44.78% | 76 | 5.33% | 36 | 2.52% | 37 | 2.59% | 1,427 |
| Wasco | 1,460 | 45.57% | 1,421 | 44.35% | 161 | 5.02% | 162 | 5.06% | 39 | 1.22% | 3,204 |
| Washington | 1,444 | 46.87% | 1,475 | 47.87% | 44 | 1.43% | 118 | 3.83% | -31 | -1.01% | 3,081 |
| Wheeler | 333 | 44.94% | 364 | 49.12% | 20 | 2.70% | 24 | 3.24% | -31 | -4.18% | 741 |
| Yamhill | 1,596 | 46.86% | 1,481 | 43.48% | 119 | 3.49% | 210 | 6.17% | 115 | 3.38% | 3,406 |
| Total | 46,002 | 47.56% | 43,508 | 44.99% | 4,468 | 4.62% | 2,737 | 2.83% | 2,494 | 2.58% | 96,715 |
