Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1878 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus W. Cobb | Democratic | 88255 | 100.00% | Elected |
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Arkansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Read Miller | Democratic | 88726 | 100.00% | Elected |
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Colorado — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Walker Pitkin | Republican | 14308 | 49.98% | Elected |
| William A. H. Loveland | Democratic | 11535 | 40.30% | — |
| R. G. Buckingham | Greenback | 2783 | 9.72% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Andrews | Republican | 48867 | 46.66% | Elected |
| Richard D. Hubbard | Democratic | 46385 | 44.29% | — |
| Charles Atwater | Greenback | 8314 | 7.94% | — |
| Jesse G. Baldwin | Prohibition | 1079 | 1.03% | — |
| Others | Other | 94 | 0.09% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Hall | Democratic | 10730 | 78.60% | Elected |
| Kensey Johns Stewart | Greenback | 2835 | 20.77% | — |
| Christian Febiger | Independent | 30 | 0.22% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John St. John | Republican | 74020 | 53.52% | Elected |
| John R. Goodin | Democratic | 37208 | 26.91% | — |
| David P. Mitchell | Greenback | 27057 | 19.57% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Garcelon | Democratic | 28218 | 22.36% | Elected |
| Seldon Connor | Republican | 56554 | 44.82% | — |
| Joseph L. Smith | Greenback | 41371 | 32.79% | — |
| Scattering | 36 | 0.03% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Talbot | Republican | 134725 | 52.56% | Elected |
| Benjamin Butler | Total | 109435 | 42.69% | — |
| Josiah Gardner Abbott | Ind. Democrat | 10162 | 3.96% | — |
| Alonzo Ames Miner | Prohibition | 1913 | 0.75% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 97 | 0.04% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Croswell (inc.) | Republican | 126367 | 44.69% | Elected |
| Orlando M. Barnes | Democratic | 78548 | 27.78% | — |
| Henry S. Smith | Greenback | 74247 | 26.26% | — |
| Watson Snyder | Prohibition | 3574 | 1.26% | — |
| Scattering | 25 | 0.01% | — | |
| Blank | 4 | 0.00% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albinus Nance | Republican | 29469 | 56.22% | Elected |
| William H. Webster | Democratic | 13473 | 25.70% | — |
| Levi G. Todd | Greenback | 9475 | 18.08% | — |
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Nevada — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Kinkead | Republican | 9747 | 51.30% | Elected |
| Lewis R. Bradley | Democratic | 9252 | 48.70% | — |
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Oregon — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Wallace Thayer | Democratic | 16201 | 46.02% | Elected |
| Cornelius C. Beekman | Republican | 16132 | 45.83% | — |
| M. Wilkins | Independent | 1434 | 4.07% | — |
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Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry M. Hoyt | Republican | 319567 | 45.52% | Elected |
| Andrew H. Dill | Democratic | 297060 | 42.31% | — |
| Samuel R. Mason | Greenback | 81758 | 11.65% | — |
| Franklin H. Lane | Prohibition | 3653 | 0.52% | — |
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South Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Hampton III | Democratic | 119550 | 99.82% | Elected |
| Write-Ins | No party | 213 | 0.18% | — |
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Texas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oran Milo Roberts | Democratic | 158302 | 66.76% | Elected |
| William H. Hamman | Greenback | 55002 | 21.20% | — |
| Anthony Banning Norton | Republican | 23712 | 10.00% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 99 | 0.04% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield Proctor | Republican | 37312 | 64.30% | Elected |
| W. H. H. Bingham | Democratic | 17247 | 29.80% | — |
| Carlos C. Martin | Greenback | 2635 | 4.50% | — |
| Charles W. Willard | Republican | 730 | 1.30% | — |
| Other | N/A | 32 | 0.10% | — |
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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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