Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1870 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this midterm year. Each governor is elected separately; there is no combined national percentage.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Alabama — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Lindsay | Democratic | 77723 | 50.47% | Elected |
| William Hugh Smith | Republican | 76282 | 49.53% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E. English | Democratic | 44128 | 50.48% | Elected |
| Marshall Jewell | Republican | 43285 | 49.52% | — |
| Others | Other | 2 | 0.00% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ponder | Democratic | 12459 | 55.62% | Elected |
| Thomas B. Coursey | Republican | 9942 | 44.38% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Harvey | Republican | 40667 | 66.37% | Elected |
| Isaac Sharp | Democratic | 20496 | 33.45% | — |
| Scattering | 108 | 0.18% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Perham | Republican | 54019 | 54.13% | Elected |
| Charles W. Roberts | Democratic | 45732 | 45.83% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry P. Baldwin (inc.) | Republican | 100176 | 53.71% | Elected |
| Charles C. Comstock | Democratic | 83555 | 44.80% | — |
| Henry Fish | Prohibition | 2710 | 1.45% | — |
| Imperfect | 35 | 0.02% | — | |
| Scattering | 31 | 0.02% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gratz Brown | Liberal Republican | 104374 | 62.27% | Elected |
| Joseph W. McClurg | Republican | 63235 | 37.73% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Butler | Republican | 11126 | 56.27% | Elected |
| John H. Croxton | Democratic | 8648 | 43.73% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow Stearns | Republican | 34912 | 50.99% | Elected |
| John Bedell | Democratic | 25023 | 36.55% | — |
| Samuel Flint | Labor Reform Party | 7369 | 10.76% | — |
| Lorenzo D. Barrows | Prohibition | 1135 | 1.66% | — |
| Scattering | 33 | 0.04% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John T. Hoffman | Democratic | 399490 | 52.16% | Elected |
| Stewart L. Woodford | Republican | 366424 | 47.84% | — |
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Oregon — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fayette Grover | Democratic | 11726 | 51.38% | Elected |
| Joel Palmer | Republican | 11095 | 48.62% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Padelford | Republican | 10337 | 62.15% | Elected |
| Lyman Pierce | Democratic | 6295 | 37.85% | — |
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South Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kingston Scott | Republican | 85071 | 62.30% | Elected |
| Richard B. Carpenter | Union Reform | 51537 | 37.70% | — |
| Write-Ins | No party | 14 | 0.00% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Stewart | Republican | 33367 | 73.40% | Elected |
| Homer W. Heaton | Democratic | 12058 | 26.50% | — |
| Other | N/A | 4 | 0.00% | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Jacob | Democratic | 29097 | 51.94% | Elected |
| William E. Stevenson | Republican | 26924 | 48.06% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the midterm year, including available special contests, not off-year elections or every sitting governor. Candidate-specific ideology is used where sourced; election-era party ideology is the fallback. Historical indirect selections and unavailable counts are identified separately. Source summaries may omit minor candidates; blank values do not mean zero votes.
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