Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1872 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this election 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.
Arkansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisha Baxter | Republican | 41775 | 51.77% | Elected |
| Joseph Brooks | Liberal Republican | 38909 | 48.22% | — |
| Scattering | Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Jewell | Republican | 46563 | 50.02% | Elected |
| Richard D. Hubbard | Democratic | 44562 | 47.87% | — |
| Francis Gillette | Temperance Party | 1549 | 1.66% | — |
| Albert R. Harrison | Labor Reform Party | 399 | 0.43% | — |
| Others | Other | 25 | 0.03% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Oglesby | Republican | 237774 | 54.41% | Elected |
| Gustavus Koerner | Liberal Republican | 197084 | 45.10% | — |
| B. G. Wright | Independent | 2185 | 0.50% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | 189424 | 50.12% | Elected |
| Thomas M. Browne | Republican | 188276 | 49.82% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Osborn | Republican | 66715 | 65.79% | Elected |
| Thaddeus H. Walker | Liberal Republican | 34698 | 34.21% | — |
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Louisiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Pitt Kellogg | Republican | 72890 | 56.88% | Elected |
| John McEnery | Democratic | 55249 | 43.12% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Perham | Republican | 71883 | 56.49% | Elected |
| Charles P. Kimball | Democratic | 55343 | 43.49% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas Woodson | Democratic | 156767 | 56.26% | Elected |
| John B. Henderson | Republican | 121889 | 43.74% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Robinson Caldwell | Republican | 98630 | 50.49% | Elected |
| Augustus Summerfield Merrimon | Democratic | 96731 | 49.51% | — |
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Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Hartranft | Republican | 353287 | 52.55% | Elected |
| Charles R. Buckalew | Democratic | 317700 | 47.26% | — |
| Salmon B. Chase | Prohibition | 1250 | 0.19% | — |
| Winthrop W. Ketchum | Independent | 1 | 0.00% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Padelford | Republican | 9463 | 53.25% | Elected |
| Olney Arnold | Democratic | 8308 | 46.75% | — |
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South Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin J. Moses, Jr. | Republican | 69838 | 65.40% | Elected |
| Reuben Tomlinson | Independent Republican | 36533 | 34.30% | — |
| Write-Ins | No party | 351 | 0.30% | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Jacob | People's Independent | 42888 | 51.55% | Elected |
| Johnson N. Camden | Democratic | 40305 | 48.45% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the election 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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