Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1874 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George S. Houston | Democratic | 107118 | 53.28% | Elected |
| David P. Lewis | Republican | 93928 | 46.72% | — |
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Arkansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus H. Garland | Democratic | 76552 | 99.94% | Elected |
| Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.06% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles R. Ingersoll | Democratic | 46755 | 50.87% | Elected |
| Henry B. Harrison | Republican | 39973 | 43.49% | — |
| Henry D. Smith | Temperance | 4960 | 5.40% | — |
| Others | Other | 225 | 0.25% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Cochran | Democratic | 12488 | 52.59% | Elected |
| Isaac Jump | Republican | 11259 | 47.41% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Osborn | Republican | 48794 | 56.41% | Elected |
| James C. Cusey | Democratic | 35301 | 40.81% | — |
| W. K. Marshall | Prohibition | 2277 | 2.63% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | 50865 | 54.57% | Elected |
| Joseph Titcomb | Democratic | 41898 | 44.95% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gaston | Democratic | 96376 | 51.82% | Elected |
| Thomas Talbot | Republican | 89344 | 48.04% | — |
| All others | Write-in | 270 | 0.15% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Henry Hardin | Democratic | 149566 | 57.16% | Elected |
| William Gentry | Republican | 121889 | 42.84% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas Garber | Republican | 21568 | 59.88% | Elected |
| Albert Tuxbury | Democratic | 8946 | 24.84% | — |
| Jonathan F. Gardner | Independent | 4159 | 11.55% | — |
| Jarvis S. Church | Prohibition | 1346 | 3.74% | — |
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Nevada — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis R. Bradley | Democratic | 10310 | 56.98% | Elected |
| J. C. Hazlett | Republican | 7785 | 43.02% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Weston | Democratic | 35608 | 49.53% | Elected |
| Luther McCutchins | Republican | 34143 | 47.49% | — |
| John Blackmer | Prohibition | 2100 | 2.92% | — |
| Scattering | 40 | 0.06% | — |
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New Jersey — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph D. Bedle | Democratic | 97283 | 53.65% | Elected |
| George A. Halsey | Republican | 84050 | 46.35% | — |
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Oregon — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fayette Grover | Democratic | 9713 | 38.23% | Elected |
| J. C. Tolman | Republican | 9163 | 36.06% | — |
| Thomas F. Campbell | Independent | 6532 | 25.71% | — |
| Scattering | Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Howard | Republican | 12335 | 87.48% | Elected |
| Lyman Pierce | Democratic | 1589 | 11.27% | — |
| Scattering | 177 | 1.25% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asahel Peck | Republican | 33582 | 71.70% | Elected |
| W. H. H. Bingham | Democratic | 13258 | 28.30% | — |
| Other | N/A | 21 | 0.00% | — |
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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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