The 1914 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican James Withycombe against Democratic candidate C. J. Smith. This was first election in Oregon in which women had the right to vote.

Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 15, 1914.

Democratic party Portland physician C. J. Smith secured the Democratic nomination over former judge A. S. Bennett.

Candidates C. J. Smith, physician from Portland A. S. Bennett, former judge from The Dalles G. A. Cobb, businessman and attorney from Portland John Manning, former district attorney from Portland Robert A. Miller, former member of Oregon House of Representatives

Results

Republican party James Withycombe emerged from a crowded primary field to claim the Republican nomination for a second time.

Candidates George C. Brownell, former member of Oregon State Senate William A. Carter, deputy District Attorney of Multnomah County A. M. Crawford, Oregon Attorney General Grant B. Dimick, candidate for Republican nomination in 1910 T. T. Geer, former governor Charles A. Johns, former mayor of Baker City Gus C. Moser, member of Oregon State Senate James Withycombe, Republican nominee for governor in 1906

Results

General election Candidates C. J. Smith, Democratic James Withycombe, Republican W. J. Smith, Socialist William Simon U'Ren, Non-Partisan F. M. Gill, Progressive Will E. Purdy, Non-Partisan

Results

Results by county Withycombe was the first Republican to carry Baker County in a gubernatorial election, though this was not the first time it had failed to back the Democratic candidate as it voted for the Populist candidate in 1894. County James WithycombeRepublican C. J. SmithDemocratic W. J. SmithSocialist W. S. U'RenNon-Partisan F. M. GillProgressive Will E. PurdyNon-Partisan Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Baker3,06648.49%2,43038.43%5047.97%1171.85%1652.61%410.65%63610.06%6,323Benton3,29360.81%1,71931.75%1873.45%1001.85%991.83%170.31%1,57429.07%5,415Clackamas5,08243.77%3,47629.94%5825.01%1,94816.78%4413.80%810.70%1,60613.83%11,610Clatsop2,62755.68%1,37129.06%4078.63%1412.99%1372.90%350.74%1,25626.62%4,718Columbia1,82752.94%1,08231.35%2988.64%992.87%1133.27%320.93%74521.59%3,451Coos3,00943.37%2,10030.27%1,12816.26%4586.60%1942.80%490.71%90913.10%6,938Crook1,82433.90%2,84452.85%3706.88%1432.66%1743.23%260.48%-1,020-18.96%5,381Curry44541.01%44941.38%13212.17%292.67%252.30%50.46%-4-0.37%1,085Douglas3,77050.04%2,82737.52%6048.02%1411.87%1592.11%330.44%94312.52%7,534Gilliam82256.85%52836.51%463.18%151.04%281.94%70.48%29420.33%1,446Grant1,02046.07%89940.61%1647.41%662.98%502.26%150.68%1215.47%2,214Harney93042.54%91741.95%2119.65%552.52%532.42%200.91%130.59%2,186Hood River1,23648.17%98138.23%1656.43%793.08%963.74%90.35%2559.94%2,566Jackson2,66530.72%4,83455.72%5666.52%3433.95%2152.48%520.60%-2,169-25.00%8,675Josephine1,45943.87%1,34040.29%2708.12%1404.21%992.98%180.54%1193.58%3,326Klamath1,57648.28%1,20436.89%2276.95%862.63%1314.01%401.23%37211.40%3,264Lake68345.23%63942.32%996.56%281.85%483.18%130.86%442.91%1,510Lane6,73350.80%5,00937.79%9166.91%2061.55%2942.22%970.73%1,72413.01%13,255Lincoln1,14349.16%80434.58%25911.14%582.49%502.15%110.47%33914.58%2,325Linn4,21745.37%4,23745.59%4364.69%2052.21%1381.48%610.66%-20-0.22%9,294Malheur2,27148.63%1,68836.15%3477.43%1092.33%2194.69%360.77%58312.48%4,670Marion7,96953.97%5,57137.73%5944.02%2451.66%2741.86%1130.77%2,39816.24%14,766Morrow1,01055.99%54129.99%1729.53%100.55%442.44%271.50%46926.00%1,804Multnomah39,00351.58%27,12735.88%3,2304.27%4,5426.01%1,4071.86%3030.40%11,87615.71%75,612Polk2,95849.16%2,52241.91%2944.89%961.60%1051.75%420.70%4367.25%6,017Sherman67651.84%48437.12%604.60%110.84%715.44%20.15%19214.72%1,304Tillamook1,35849.19%98935.82%1836.63%1455.25%551.99%311.12%36913.36%2,761Umatilla3,92346.49%3,72744.17%3964.69%1481.75%1902.25%540.64%1962.32%8,438Union2,63145.98%2,46042.99%3415.96%1141.99%1582.76%180.31%1712.99%5,722Wallowa1,30045.95%1,14140.33%2408.48%501.77%802.83%180.64%1595.62%2,829Wasco2,21548.28%1,74738.08%2054.47%771.68%3126.80%320.70%46810.20%4,588Washington4,15150.88%3,10138.01%3444.22%2412.95%2282.79%931.14%1,05012.87%8,158Wheeler62456.99%39836.35%262.37%282.56%191.74%00.00%22620.64%1,095Yamhill3,52145.30%3,40843.85%2813.62%2202.83%2583.32%841.08%1131.45%7,772Total121,03748.80%94,59438.13%14,2845.76%10,4934.23%6,1292.47%1,5150.61%26,44310.66%248,052

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baker Benton Clackamas Clatsop Douglas Grant Harney Lincoln Malheur Marion Multnomah Polk Tillamook Union Wallowa Yamhill

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