1914 Oregon gubernatorial election
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The 1914 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican James Withycombe against Democratic candidate C. J. Smith. This was first election in Oregon in which women had the right to vote.
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November 3, 1914
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 County results Withycombe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Smith: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
Oregon held primary elections on May 15, 1914.
Republican party
James Withycombe emerged from a crowded primary field to claim the Republican nomination for a second time.
Candidates
- George C. Brownell, former member of Oregon State Senate
- William A. Carter, deputy District Attorney of Multnomah County
- A. M. Crawford, Oregon Attorney General
- Grant B. Dimick, candidate for Republican nomination in 1910
- T. T. Geer, former governor
- Charles A. Johns, former mayor of Baker City
- Gus C. Moser, member of Oregon State Senate
- James Withycombe, Republican nominee for governor in 1906
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Withycombe | 20,053 | 22.68% | |
| Republican | Gus C. Moser | 14,618 | 16.54% | |
| Republican | A. M. Crawford | 13,692 | 15.49% | |
| Republican | Grant B. Dimick | 10,058 | 11.38% | |
| Republican | William A. Carter | 9,435 | 10.67% | |
| Republican | T. T. Geer | 8,090 | 9.15% | |
| Republican | Charles A. Johns | 7,300 | 8.26% | |
| Republican | George C. Brownell | 5,154 | 5.83% | |
| Total votes | 88,400 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
Portland physician C. J. Smith secured the Democratic nomination over former judge A. S. Bennett.
Candidates
- C. J. Smith, physician from Portland
- A. S. Bennett, former judge from The Dalles
- G. A. Cobb, businessman and attorney from Portland
- John Manning, former district attorney from Portland
- Robert A. Miller, former member of Oregon House of Representatives
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | C. J. Smith | 14,308 | 39.75% | |
| Democratic | A. S. Bennett | 12,788 | 35.52% | |
| Democratic | John Manning | 5,580 | 15.50% | |
| Democratic | G. A. Cobb | 2,185 | 6.07% | |
| Democratic | Robert A. Miller | 1,138 | 3.16% | |
| Total votes | 35,999 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- C. J. Smith, Democratic
- James Withycombe, Republican
- W. J. Smith, Socialist
- William Simon U'Ren, Non-Partisan
- F. M. Gill, Progressive
- Will E. Purdy, Non-Partisan
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Withycombe | 121,037 | 48.80% | +7.37% | |
| Democratic | C. J. Smith | 94,594 | 38.13% | −8.47% | |
| Socialist | W. J. Smith | 14,284 | 5.76% | −1.07% | |
| Nonpartisan | William Simon U'Ren[4] | 10,493 | 4.23% | ||
| Progressive | F. M. Gill | 6,129 | 2.47% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Will E. Purdy | 1,515 | 0.61% | ||
| Total votes | 248,052 | 100.00% | |||
| Plurality | 26,443 | 10.66% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +15.85% | |||
Results by county
Withycombe was the first Republican to carry Baker County in a gubernatorial election, though this was not the first time it had failed to back the Democratic candidate as it voted for the Populist candidate in 1894.
| County[3] | James Withycombe Republican |
C. J. Smith Democratic |
W. J. Smith Socialist |
W. S. U'Ren Non-Partisan |
F. M. Gill Progressive |
Will E. Purdy Non-Partisan |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 3,066 | 48.49% | 2,430 | 38.43% | 504 | 7.97% | 117 | 1.85% | 165 | 2.61% | 41 | 0.65% | 636 | 10.06% | 6,323 |
| Benton | 3,293 | 60.81% | 1,719 | 31.75% | 187 | 3.45% | 100 | 1.85% | 99 | 1.83% | 17 | 0.31% | 1,574 | 29.07% | 5,415 |
| Clackamas | 5,082 | 43.77% | 3,476 | 29.94% | 582 | 5.01% | 1,948 | 16.78% | 441 | 3.80% | 81 | 0.70% | 1,606 | 13.83% | 11,610 |
| Clatsop | 2,627 | 55.68% | 1,371 | 29.06% | 407 | 8.63% | 141 | 2.99% | 137 | 2.90% | 35 | 0.74% | 1,256 | 26.62% | 4,718 |
| Columbia | 1,827 | 52.94% | 1,082 | 31.35% | 298 | 8.64% | 99 | 2.87% | 113 | 3.27% | 32 | 0.93% | 745 | 21.59% | 3,451 |
| Coos | 3,009 | 43.37% | 2,100 | 30.27% | 1,128 | 16.26% | 458 | 6.60% | 194 | 2.80% | 49 | 0.71% | 909 | 13.10% | 6,938 |
| Crook | 1,824 | 33.90% | 2,844 | 52.85% | 370 | 6.88% | 143 | 2.66% | 174 | 3.23% | 26 | 0.48% | -1,020 | -18.96% | 5,381 |
| Curry | 445 | 41.01% | 449 | 41.38% | 132 | 12.17% | 29 | 2.67% | 25 | 2.30% | 5 | 0.46% | -4 | -0.37% | 1,085 |
| Douglas | 3,770 | 50.04% | 2,827 | 37.52% | 604 | 8.02% | 141 | 1.87% | 159 | 2.11% | 33 | 0.44% | 943 | 12.52% | 7,534 |
| Gilliam | 822 | 56.85% | 528 | 36.51% | 46 | 3.18% | 15 | 1.04% | 28 | 1.94% | 7 | 0.48% | 294 | 20.33% | 1,446 |
| Grant | 1,020 | 46.07% | 899 | 40.61% | 164 | 7.41% | 66 | 2.98% | 50 | 2.26% | 15 | 0.68% | 121 | 5.47% | 2,214 |
| Harney | 930 | 42.54% | 917 | 41.95% | 211 | 9.65% | 55 | 2.52% | 53 | 2.42% | 20 | 0.91% | 13 | 0.59% | 2,186 |
| Hood River | 1,236 | 48.17% | 981 | 38.23% | 165 | 6.43% | 79 | 3.08% | 96 | 3.74% | 9 | 0.35% | 255 | 9.94% | 2,566 |
| Jackson | 2,665 | 30.72% | 4,834 | 55.72% | 566 | 6.52% | 343 | 3.95% | 215 | 2.48% | 52 | 0.60% | -2,169 | -25.00% | 8,675 |
| Josephine | 1,459 | 43.87% | 1,340 | 40.29% | 270 | 8.12% | 140 | 4.21% | 99 | 2.98% | 18 | 0.54% | 119 | 3.58% | 3,326 |
| Klamath | 1,576 | 48.28% | 1,204 | 36.89% | 227 | 6.95% | 86 | 2.63% | 131 | 4.01% | 40 | 1.23% | 372 | 11.40% | 3,264 |
| Lake | 683 | 45.23% | 639 | 42.32% | 99 | 6.56% | 28 | 1.85% | 48 | 3.18% | 13 | 0.86% | 44 | 2.91% | 1,510 |
| Lane | 6,733 | 50.80% | 5,009 | 37.79% | 916 | 6.91% | 206 | 1.55% | 294 | 2.22% | 97 | 0.73% | 1,724 | 13.01% | 13,255 |
| Lincoln | 1,143 | 49.16% | 804 | 34.58% | 259 | 11.14% | 58 | 2.49% | 50 | 2.15% | 11 | 0.47% | 339 | 14.58% | 2,325 |
| Linn | 4,217 | 45.37% | 4,237 | 45.59% | 436 | 4.69% | 205 | 2.21% | 138 | 1.48% | 61 | 0.66% | -20 | -0.22% | 9,294 |
| Malheur | 2,271 | 48.63% | 1,688 | 36.15% | 347 | 7.43% | 109 | 2.33% | 219 | 4.69% | 36 | 0.77% | 583 | 12.48% | 4,670 |
| Marion | 7,969 | 53.97% | 5,571 | 37.73% | 594 | 4.02% | 245 | 1.66% | 274 | 1.86% | 113 | 0.77% | 2,398 | 16.24% | 14,766 |
| Morrow | 1,010 | 55.99% | 541 | 29.99% | 172 | 9.53% | 10 | 0.55% | 44 | 2.44% | 27 | 1.50% | 469 | 26.00% | 1,804 |
| Multnomah | 39,003 | 51.58% | 27,127 | 35.88% | 3,230 | 4.27% | 4,542 | 6.01% | 1,407 | 1.86% | 303 | 0.40% | 11,876 | 15.71% | 75,612 |
| Polk | 2,958 | 49.16% | 2,522 | 41.91% | 294 | 4.89% | 96 | 1.60% | 105 | 1.75% | 42 | 0.70% | 436 | 7.25% | 6,017 |
| Sherman | 676 | 51.84% | 484 | 37.12% | 60 | 4.60% | 11 | 0.84% | 71 | 5.44% | 2 | 0.15% | 192 | 14.72% | 1,304 |
| Tillamook | 1,358 | 49.19% | 989 | 35.82% | 183 | 6.63% | 145 | 5.25% | 55 | 1.99% | 31 | 1.12% | 369 | 13.36% | 2,761 |
| Umatilla | 3,923 | 46.49% | 3,727 | 44.17% | 396 | 4.69% | 148 | 1.75% | 190 | 2.25% | 54 | 0.64% | 196 | 2.32% | 8,438 |
| Union | 2,631 | 45.98% | 2,460 | 42.99% | 341 | 5.96% | 114 | 1.99% | 158 | 2.76% | 18 | 0.31% | 171 | 2.99% | 5,722 |
| Wallowa | 1,300 | 45.95% | 1,141 | 40.33% | 240 | 8.48% | 50 | 1.77% | 80 | 2.83% | 18 | 0.64% | 159 | 5.62% | 2,829 |
| Wasco | 2,215 | 48.28% | 1,747 | 38.08% | 205 | 4.47% | 77 | 1.68% | 312 | 6.80% | 32 | 0.70% | 468 | 10.20% | 4,588 |
| Washington | 4,151 | 50.88% | 3,101 | 38.01% | 344 | 4.22% | 241 | 2.95% | 228 | 2.79% | 93 | 1.14% | 1,050 | 12.87% | 8,158 |
| Wheeler | 624 | 56.99% | 398 | 36.35% | 26 | 2.37% | 28 | 2.56% | 19 | 1.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 226 | 20.64% | 1,095 |
| Yamhill | 3,521 | 45.30% | 3,408 | 43.85% | 281 | 3.62% | 220 | 2.83% | 258 | 3.32% | 84 | 1.08% | 113 | 1.45% | 7,772 |
| Total | 121,037 | 48.80% | 94,594 | 38.13% | 14,284 | 5.76% | 10,493 | 4.23% | 6,129 | 2.47% | 1,515 | 0.61% | 26,443 | 10.66% | 248,052 |
