Election Name: | 1898 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1894 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1894 |
Next Election: | 1902 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1902 |
Election Date: | June 6, 1898 |
Nominee1: | Theodore Thurston Geer |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 45,094 |
Percentage1: | 53.2% |
Nominee2: | W. R. King |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 34,542 |
Percentage2: | 40.8% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Paine Lord |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | T. T. Geer |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1898 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 6, 1898 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Theodore Thurston Geer against Democratic State Senator W. R. King.[1]
Geer was the tenth governor since statehood, but the first native Oregonian to hold that position.[2]