1906 Senatorial General Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Jonathan Bourne Jr.

Republican

42,538

46.25%

John M. Gearin

Democratic

39,417

42.86%

A. G. Simola

Socialist

5,608

6.10%

B. Lee Paget

Prohibition

4,410

4.79%

Turnout

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Election Notes:

This election, along with a simultaneous special election, was the first use of the popular vote for electing a United States Senator. In 1904, Oregon passed the Direct Primary Law via initiative, which created a non-binding pledge that members of the Legislative Assembly would select the winner of the popular vote as United States Senator. Jonathan Bourne won a narrow plurality of the popular vote at the general election in June 1906 and his selection was subsequently ratified by the Legislative Assembly on January 22, 1907.

Demographic Data

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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 15 Sep 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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