Election Name: | 1886 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1882 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1882 |
Next Election: | 1890 Oregon gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1890 |
Election Date: | June 7, 1886 |
Image1: | File:SylvesterPennoyer.png |
Nominee1: | Sylvester Pennoyer |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 27,901 |
Percentage1: | 50.89% |
Nominee2: | Thomas R. Cornelius |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 24,199 |
Percentage2: | 44.13% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Z. F. Moody |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Sylvester Pennoyer |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1886 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 7, 1886, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican former state senator Thomas R. Cornelius against Democrat Sylvester Pennoyer.
Pennoyer gained support for advocating the use of American labor over Chinese immigrants.[1]