1890 Oregon gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1890 Oregon gubernatorial election

| country = Oregon

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1886 Oregon gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1886

| next_election = 1894 Oregon gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1894

| election_date = June 2, 1890

| image1 = File:SylvesterPennoyer.png

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Sylvester Pennoyer

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 38,920

| percentage1 = 53.55%

| image2 = File:Davidpthompson.jpg

| nominee2 = David P. Thompson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 33,765

| percentage2 = 46.45%

| map_image = 1890 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Pennoyer: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
Thompson: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Sylvester Pennoyer

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Sylvester Pennoyer

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

The 1890 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 2, 1890, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican businessman and former Portland mayor David P. Thompson against Democratic incumbent Sylvester Pennoyer.{{Cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jtenlen/ORBios/dpthompson.html |title=The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912: David P. Thompson |access-date=2016-04-17 |archive-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017135830/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jtenlen/ORBios/dpthompson.html |url-status=dead }}