1906 Gubernatorial General Election Results

Note: The Google advertisement links below may advocate political positions that this site does not endorse.

Data for this Contest was Contributed by on 2023-09-14

Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

George E. Chamberlain

Democratic

46,002

47.56%

James Withycombe

Republican

43,508

44.99%

C. W. Barzee

Socialist

4,468

4.62%

I. H. Amos

Prohibition

2,737

2.83%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Governor Chamberlain would resign on February 28, 1909 after his election to the United States Senate. He was succeeded by Secretary of State Frank W. Benson. Due to Governor Benson's health issues, President of the Oregon Senate Jay Bowerman became acting governor in June 1910 and served the remainder of the term.

Demographic Data

Election Data and Statistics:

Election Tools

Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Oregon Secretary of State. Abstract of Votes Cast at a General Election held in the State of Oregon on the fourth of June, 1906, for State Officers, United States Senator and Representatives in Congress, Oregon Secretary of State (http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record/8410979) (accessed 14 Sep 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: