1902 Oregon gubernatorial election

1902 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1898 June 2, 1902 1906 →
 
Nominee George Earle Chamberlain W. J. Furnish
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 41,857 41,611
Percentage 46.2% 45.9%

County results
Chamberlain:      40–50%      50–60%
Furnish:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

T. T. Geer
Republican

Elected Governor

George Earle Chamberlain
Democratic

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 Incumbent governor Theodore Thurston Geer and C. A. Johns of Baker City had withdrawn their candidacy, and mayor of Pendleton W. J. Furnish was nominated on the first ballot against H. E. Ankeny of Jackson County.[1][2]

  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