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1894 Oregon governor election

William P. Lord (Republican) beat Nathan Pierce (independent) in Oregon in 1894, 47.2% to 30.0%, a margin of 17.2 points and 15,016 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 1890 it went Democratic, for Sylvester Pennoyer.

Republicans led in 27 of the 32 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 4 and Democrats in 1. The largest, Multnomah, cast 16,713 votes and went to the Republican by 40.7 points. The closest was Sherman, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William P. Lord won Republican 41,139 47.2%
Nathan Pierce Populist 26,123 30.0%
William Galloway Democratic 17,865 20.5%
All other candidates 1,982 2.3%
Total87,109

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 2,569 15.4% 9,367 56.0% 4,777 16,713 R+40.7
Marion 1,068 16.2% 3,609 54.7% 1,917 6,594 R+38.5
Linn 1,149 23.7% 1,892 39.1% 1,803 4,844 R+15.3
Clackamas 641 13.3% 2,281 47.3% 1,897 4,819 R+34.0
Lane 1,020 22.7% 2,032 45.2% 1,441 4,493 R+22.5
Douglas 1,073 29.0% 1,653 44.7% 972 3,698 R+15.7
Umatilla 791 21.8% 1,554 42.8% 1,290 3,635 R+21.0
Washington 474 13.1% 1,933 53.6% 1,199 3,606 R+40.5
Yamhill 737 21.3% 1,560 45.0% 1,171 3,468 R+23.7
Union 836 25.3% 1,371 41.6% 1,092 3,299 R+16.2
Jackson 710 21.6% 1,185 36.1% 1,385 3,280 Others
Polk 716 25.7% 1,367 49.0% 707 2,790 R+23.3
Clatsop 548 23.4% 1,169 50.0% 621 2,338 R+26.6
Baker 603 25.8% 825 35.3% 906 2,334 Others
Wasco 565 24.3% 1,277 54.9% 485 2,327 R+30.6
Coos 350 16.5% 658 31.1% 1,107 2,115 Others
Benton 640 33.2% 881 45.8% 404 1,925 R+12.5
Josephine 313 19.5% 683 42.6% 608 1,604 R+23.1
Grant 336 21.9% 763 49.7% 437 1,536 R+27.8
Columbia 131 9.1% 728 50.8% 573 1,432 R+41.7
Morrow 258 22.6% 516 45.2% 367 1,141 R+22.6
Tillamook 218 20.9% 492 47.2% 333 1,043 R+26.3
Crook 386 37.6% 486 47.4% 154 1,026 R+9.7
Wallowa 144 14.4% 300 30.1% 553 997 Others
Gilliam 249 28.3% 447 50.8% 184 880 R+22.5
Lincoln 150 18.1% 377 45.5% 301 828 R+27.4
Malheur 241 29.8% 313 38.7% 255 809 R+8.9
Klamath 186 24.3% 294 38.4% 285 765 R+14.1
Harney 264 34.6% 258 33.8% 241 763 D+0.8
Lake 242 32.0% 308 40.7% 207 757 R+8.7
Sherman 109 15.4% 301 42.5% 299 709 R+27.1
Curry 148 27.8% 259 48.6% 126 533 R+20.8

Counties as they stood in 1894; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oregon governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tina Kotek (D) D+3.4
2018 Kate Brown (D) D+6.4
2016 Kate Brown (D) D+7.2
2014 John Kitzhaber (D) D+5.8
2010 John Kitzhaber (D) D+1.5
2006 Ted Kulongoski (D) D+8.0
2002 Ted Kulongoski (D) D+2.9
1998 John Kitzhaber (D) D+34.4
1994 John Kitzhaber (D) D+8.5
1990 Barbara Roberts (D) D+5.8
1986 Neil Goldschmidt (D) D+4.0
1982 Victor Atiyeh (R) R+25.5
1978 Victor Atiyeh (R) R+9.8
1974 Robert W. Straub (D) D+15.6
1970 Tom McCall (R) R+11.4
1966 Tom McCall (R) R+10.6
1962 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+12.6
1958 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+10.7
1956 Robert D. Holmes (D) D+1.0
1954 Paul L. Patterson (R) R+13.8
1950 Douglas McKay (R) R+32.1
1948 Douglas McKay (R) R+8.7
1946 Earl Snell (R) R+38.1
1942 Earl Snell (R) R+55.7
1938 Charles A. Sprague (R) R+14.8
1934 Charles H. Martin (D) D+9.8
1930 Julius Meier (other)
1926 I. L. Patterson (R) R+11.8
1922 Walter M. Pierce (D) D+14.7
1918 James Withycombe (R) R+10.2
1914 James Withycombe (R) R+10.7
1910 Oswald West (D) D+5.2
1906 George E. Chamberlain (D) D+2.6
1902 George E. Chamberlain (D) D+0.3
1898 Theodore Thurston Geer (R) R+12.6
1894 William P. Lord (R) R+26.7
1890 Sylvester Pennoyer (D) D+7.1
1886 Sylvester Pennoyer (D) D+6.8
1882 Zenas F. Moody (R) R+3.5
1878 William Wallace Thayer (D) D+0.2
1874 La Fayette Grover (D) D+2.2
1870 La Fayette Grover (D) D+2.8
1866 George L. Woods (R) R+1.4