Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1876 · 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.
Alabama — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George S. Houston | Democratic | 107118 | 65.80% | Elected |
| Noadiah Woodruff | Republican | 55682 | 34.20% | — |
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Arkansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Read Miller | Democratic | 69775 | 65.62% | Elected |
| Albert Webb Bishop | Republican | 36272 | 34.11% | — |
| Scattering | 289 | 0.27% | — |
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Florida — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George F. Drew | Democratic | 24613 | 50.51% | Elected |
| Marcellus L. Stearns | Republican | 24116 | 49.49% | — |
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Georgia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred H. Colquitt | Democratic | 111297 | 76.89% | Elected |
| Jonathan Norcross | Republican | 33443 | 23.11% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Moore Cullom | Republican | 279263 | 50.58% | Elected |
| Lewis Steward | Democratic | 272465 | 49.35% | — |
| Samuel B. Allen | Write-in | 184 | 0.03% | — |
| James F. Simpson | Prohibition | 181 | 0.03% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Croswell | Republican | 165926 | 52.19% | Elected |
| William L. Webber | Democratic | 142591 | 44.85% | — |
| Levi Sparks | Greenback | 8366 | 2.63% | — |
| Albert Williams | Prohibition | 871 | 0.27% | — |
| Scattering | 185 | 0.06% | — | |
| Blank | 2 | 0.00% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Phelps | Democratic | 199583 | 56.99% | Elected |
| Gustavus A. Finkelnburg | Republican | 147684 | 42.17% | — |
| J. P. Alexander | Greenback | 2962 | 0.85% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebulon Baird Vance | Democratic | 123265 | 52.83% | Elected |
| Thomas Settle | Republican | 110061 | 47.17% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lippitt | Republican | 74 | 71.84% | Elected |
| Albert C. Howard | Prohibition | 29 | 28.16% | — |
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Texas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Coke | Democratic | 150581 | 75.06% | Elected |
| William Chambers | Republican | 50030 | 24.94% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Fairbanks | Republican | 44723 | 68.00% | Elected |
| W. H. H. Bingham | Democratic | 20988 | 31.90% | — |
| Other | N/A | 73 | 0.10% | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry M. Mathews | Democratic | 56206 | 56.20% | Elected |
| Nathan Goff Jr. | Republican | 43477 | 43.47% | — |
| J. M. Laidley | Greenback | 332 | 0.33% | — |
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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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