1902_Oregon_gubernatorial_election Knowpia

The 1902 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1902 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican W. J. Furnish against Democrat George Earle Chamberlain.

The Republican Party nominating convention was held on April 2, 1906. Incumbent governor Theodore Thurston Geer and C. A. Johns of Baker City had withdrawn their candidacy, and mayor of Pendleton W. J. Furnish was nominated on the first ballot against H. E. Ankeny of Jackson County.^[1]^[2]

Results edit

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1902^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Earle Chamberlain	41,857	46.17
	Republican	W. J. Furnish	41,611	45.9
	Socialist	R. Ryan	3,711	4.09
	Prohibition	A. J. Hunsaker	3,483	3.84
Total votes			90,662	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

^ "Los Angeles Herald 3 April 1902 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
^ East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, April 02, 1902, Image 1
^ "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 02, 1902". Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[1] "Los Angeles Herald 3 April 1902 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".

[2] East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, April 02, 1902, Image 1

[3] "Our Campaigns - OR Governor Race - Jun 02, 1902". Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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