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1914 Oregon governor election

James Withycombe (Republican) beat C. J. Smith (Democrat) in Oregon in 1914, 48.8% to 38.1%, a margin of 10.7 points and 26,443 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 1910 it went Democratic, for Oswald West.

Republicans led in 30 of the 34 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Multnomah, cast 75,612 votes and went to the Republican by 15.7 points. The closest was Curry, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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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
James Withycombe won Republican 121,037 48.8%
C. J. Smith Democratic 94,594 38.1%
All other candidates 18,137 7.3%
W. J. Smith Socialist 14,284 5.8%
Total248,052

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 27,127 35.9% 39,003 51.6% 9,482 75,612 R+15.7
Marion 5,571 37.7% 7,969 54.0% 1,226 14,766 R+16.2
Lane 5,009 37.8% 6,733 50.8% 1,513 13,255 R+13.0
Clackamas 3,476 29.9% 5,082 43.8% 3,052 11,610 R+13.8
Linn 4,237 45.6% 4,217 45.4% 840 9,294 D+0.2
Jackson 4,834 55.7% 2,665 30.7% 1,176 8,675 D+25.0
Umatilla 3,727 44.2% 3,923 46.5% 788 8,438 R+2.3
Washington 3,101 38.0% 4,151 50.9% 906 8,158 R+12.9
Yamhill 3,408 43.8% 3,521 45.3% 843 7,772 R+1.5
Douglas 2,827 37.5% 3,770 50.0% 937 7,534 R+12.5
Coos 2,100 30.3% 3,009 43.4% 1,829 6,938 R+13.1
Baker 2,430 38.4% 3,066 48.5% 827 6,323 R+10.1
Polk 2,522 41.9% 2,958 49.2% 537 6,017 R+7.2
Union 2,460 43.0% 2,631 46.0% 631 5,722 R+3.0
Benton 1,719 31.7% 3,293 60.8% 403 5,415 R+29.1
Crook 2,844 52.9% 1,824 33.9% 713 5,381 D+19.0
Clatsop 1,371 29.1% 2,627 55.7% 720 4,718 R+26.6
Malheur 1,688 36.1% 2,271 48.6% 711 4,670 R+12.5
Wasco 1,747 38.1% 2,215 48.3% 626 4,588 R+10.2
Columbia 1,082 31.4% 1,827 52.9% 542 3,451 R+21.6
Josephine 1,340 40.3% 1,459 43.9% 527 3,326 R+3.6
Klamath 1,204 36.9% 1,576 48.3% 484 3,264 R+11.4
Wallowa 1,141 40.3% 1,300 46.0% 388 2,829 R+5.6
Tillamook 989 35.8% 1,358 49.2% 414 2,761 R+13.4
Hood River 981 38.2% 1,236 48.2% 349 2,566 R+9.9
Lincoln 804 34.6% 1,143 49.2% 378 2,325 R+14.6
Grant 899 40.6% 1,020 46.1% 295 2,214 R+5.5
Harney 917 41.9% 930 42.5% 339 2,186 R+0.6
Morrow 541 30.0% 1,010 56.0% 253 1,804 R+26.0
Lake 639 42.3% 683 45.2% 188 1,510 R+2.9
Gilliam 528 36.5% 822 56.8% 96 1,446 R+20.3
Sherman 484 37.1% 676 51.8% 144 1,304 R+14.7
Wheeler 398 36.3% 624 57.0% 73 1,095 R+20.6
Curry 449 41.4% 445 41.0% 191 1,085 D+0.4

Counties as they stood in 1914; 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