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1894 Oregon gubernatorial election
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June 4, 1894
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Nominee William Paine Lord Nathan Pierce William Galloway
Party Republican Populist Democratic
Popular vote 41,139 26,123 17,865
Percentage 47.23% 29.99% 20.51%
County results
Chamberlain:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Pierce:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Galloway:      30–40%
Governor before election

Sylvester Pennoyer
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Paine Lord
Republican

The 1894 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 4, 1894, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican William Paine Lord, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, against Democrat William Galloway and Populist Nathan Pierce.

Results

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1894 Oregon gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William Paine Lord 41,139 47.23% +0.77%
Populist Nathan Pierce 26,123[a] 29.99%
Democratic William Galloway 17,865 20.51% −33.04%
Prohibition James Kennedy 1,982 2.28%
Total votes 87,109 100.00%
Plurality 15,016 17.24%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +24.33%

Results by county

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Crook County, Gilliam County, Josephine County, Klamath County, Lake County, Malheur County, Umatilla County, and Union County all voted Republican for the first time in this election, while Baker County did not vote Democratic for the time as well. This was also the first election since 1862 that Jackson County, Linn County, and Wasco County did not back the Democratic candidate. In fact, this was the only election between 1862 and 1938 in which Linn County voted Republican.

County[1][2] William P. Lord
Republican 		Nathan Pierce
Populist 		William Galloway
Democratic 		James Kennedy
Prohibition 		Margin[b] Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Baker 825 35.35% 874 37.45% 603 25.84% 32 1.37% -49 -2.10% 2,334
Benton 881 45.77% 335 17.40% 640 33.25% 69 3.58% 241[c] 12.52% 1,925
Clackamas 2.281 47.33% 1,788 37.10% 641 13.30% 109 2.26% 493 10.23% 4,819
Clatsop 1,169 50.00% 553 23.65% 548 23.44% 68 2.91% 616 26.35% 2,338
Columbia 728 50.91% 556[d] 38.88% 131 9.16% 15 1.05% 172 12.03% 1,430
Coos 658 31.11% 1,063 50.26% 350 16.55% 44 2.08% -405 -19.15% 2,115
Crook 486 47.37% 139 13.55% 386 37.62% 15 1.46% 100[c] 9.75% 1,026
Curry 259 48.59% 119 22.33% 148 27.77% 7 1.31% 111[c] 20.83% 533
Douglas 1,653 44.70% 905 24.47% 1,073 29.02% 67 1.81% 580[c] 15.68% 3,698
Gilliam 447 50.80% 165 18.75% 249 28.30% 19 2.16% 198 22.50% 880
Grant 763 49.67% 416 27.08% 336 21.88% 21 1.37% 347 22.59% 1,536
Harney 258 33.81% 234 30.67% 264 34.60% 7 0.92% -6[e] -0.79% 763
Jackson 1,185 36.13% 1,330 40.55% 710 21.65% 55 1.68% -145 -4.42% 3,280
Josephine 683 42.32% 598 37.05% 313 19.39% 20[f] 1.24% 85 5.27% 1,614
Klamath 294 38.43% 276 36.08% 186 24.31% 9 1.18% 18 2.35% 765
Lake 308 40.69% 200 26.42% 242 31.97% 7 0.92% 66[c] 8.72% 757
Lane 2,032 45.23% 1,338 29.78% 1,020 22.70% 103 2.29% 694 15.45% 4,493
Lincoln 377 45.53% 291 35.14% 150 18.12% 10 1.21% 86 10.39% 828
Linn 1,892 39.06% 1,702 35.14% 1,149 23.72% 101 2.09% 190 3.92% 4,844
Malheur 313 38.69% 238 29.42% 241 29.79% 17 2.10% 72 8.90% 809
Marion 3,609 54.73% 1,753 26.58% 1,068 16.20% 164 2.49% 1,856 28.15% 6,594
Morrow 516 45.22% 349 30.59% 258 22.61% 18 1.58% 167 14.64% 1,141
Multnomah 9,367 56.05% 4,444 26.59% 2,569 15.37% 333 1.99% 4,923 29.46% 16,713
Polk 1,367 49.00% 622 22.29% 716 25.66% 85 3.05% 651[c] 23.33% 2,790
Sherman 301 42.45% 203 28.63% 109 15.37% 96 13.54% 98 13.82% 709
Tillamook 492 47.17% 305 29.24% 218 20.90% 28 2.68% 187 17.93% 1,043
Umatilla 1,554 42.75% 1,234 33.95% 791 21.76% 56 1.54% 320 8.80% 3,635
Union 1,371 41.56% 1,045 31.68% 836 25.34% 47 1.42% 326 9.88% 3,299
Wallowa 300 30.09% 538 53.96% 144 14.44% 15 1.50% -238 -23.87% 997
Wasco 1,277 54.88% 439 18.87% 565 24.28% 46 1.98% 712[c] 30.60% 2,327
Washington 1,933 53.61% 1,121 31.09% 474 13.14% 78 2.16% 812 22.52% 3,606
Yamhill 1,560 44.98% 950 27.39% 737 21.25% 221 6.37% 610 17.59% 3,468
Total 41,139 47.23% 26,123 29.99% 17,865 20.51% 1,982 2.28% 15,016 17.24% 87,109

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Populist

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist

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Notes

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  1. ^ The House Journal gives Pierce's total as 26,723 but this is clearly a typo.
  2. ^ Since Pierce ran ahead of Galloway statewide, all margins are Lord over Pierce unless otherwise noted.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Lord's margin over Galloway
  4. ^ The House Journal gives 558 but this appears to be a typo.
  5. ^ Galloway's margin over Lord
  6. ^ The House Journal gives 10 but this appears to be a typo.

References

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  1. ^ a b Leeds, H. W. (1895). The Journal of the House of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon for the Eighteenth Regular Session, 1895. Salem: State Printer. p. 33. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "The Gubernatorial Vote". Ashland Tidings. Vol. XIX, no. 65. Ashland. January 24, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ^ Rhoades, Henry E., ed. (1896). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1896. New York: The Tribune Association. p. 253. Retrieved April 9, 2026.


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