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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.
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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.
Oregon held primary elections on May 15, 1914.
Portland physician C. J. Smith secured the Democratic nomination over former judge A. S. Bennett.
James Withycombe emerged from a crowded primary field to claim the Republican nomination for a second time.
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.
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