Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1882 · 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.
California — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Stoneman | Democratic | 90694 | 55.07% | Elected |
| Morris M. Estee | Republican | 67175 | 40.79% | — |
| R. H. McDonald | Prohibition | 5772 | 3.51% | — |
| Thomas J. McQuiddy | Greenback | 1020 | 0.62% | — |
| Scattering | 18 | 0.01% | — |
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Colorado — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Benton Grant | Democratic | 31375 | 51.07% | Elected |
| E. L. Campbell | Republican | 28820 | 46.91% | — |
| George Woy | Greenback | 1220 | 1.99% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M. Waller | Democratic | 59014 | 51.04% | Elected |
| Morgan Bulkeley | Republican | 54853 | 47.44% | — |
| George Rogers | Prohibition | 1034 | 0.89% | — |
| Abel P. Tanner | Greenback | 697 | 0.60% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles C. Stockley | Democratic | 16558 | 53.04% | Elected |
| Albert Curry | Republican | 14620 | 46.83% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Glick | Democratic | 83232 | 46.40% | Elected |
| John St. John | Republican | 75158 | 41.90% | — |
| Charles L. Robinson | Greenback | 20933 | 11.67% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Robie | Republican | 72481 | 52.36% | Elected |
| Harris M. Plaisted | Democratic | 63921 | 46.18% | — |
| Solon Chase | Greenback | 1324 | 0.96% | — |
| William T. Eustis | Prohibition | 381 | 0.28% | — |
| Warren H. Vinton | Independent Republican | 269 | 0.19% | — |
| Scattering | 56 | 0.03% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ames | Republican | 134353 | 52.22% | Elected |
| Samuel W. Bowerman | Democratic | 116647 | 45.34% | — |
| George Dutton | Greenback | 4033 | 1.57% | — |
| John Blackmer | Prohibition | 2141 | 0.83% | — |
| Others | Others | 87 | 0.03% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Dawes | Republican | 43495 | 48.83% | Elected |
| J. Sterling Morton | Democratic | 28562 | 32.07% | — |
| Edward P. Ingersoll | Greenback | 16991 | 19.07% | — |
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Nevada — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewett W. Adams | Democratic | 7770 | 54.32% | Elected |
| Enoch Strother | Republican | 6535 | 45.68% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel W. Hale | Republican | 38399 | 50.36% | Elected |
| Martin V. B. Edgerly | Democratic | 36879 | 48.37% | — |
| John Woodbury | Greenback | 444 | 0.58% | — |
| Josiah M. Fletcher | Prohibition | 357 | 0.47% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 535318 | 58.47% | Elected |
| Charles J. Folger | Republican | 342464 | 37.41% | — |
| Alonzo A. Hopkins | Prohibition | 25783 | 2.82% | — |
| Epenetus Howe | Greenback | 11974 | 1.31% | — |
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Oregon — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenas F. Moody | Republican | 21481 | 51.75% | Elected |
| Joseph S. Smith | Democratic | 20029 | 48.25% | — |
| Scattering | Write-in | 3 | 0.01% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred H. Littlefield | Republican | 10056 | 64.78% | Elected |
| Horace A. Kimball | Democratic | 5311 | 34.21% | — |
| Charles P. Adams | Greenback | 120 | 0.77% | — |
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South Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Smith Thompson | Democratic | 67158 | 79.00% | Elected |
| J. Hendrix McLane | Greenback | 17719 | 20.84% | — |
| Write-Ins | No party | 134 | 0.16% | — |
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Tennessee — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Bate | Democratic | 120637 | 52.85% | Elected |
| Alvin Hawkins | Republican | 93168 | 40.81% | — |
| J. R. Beasley | Greenback | 9660 | 4.23% | — |
| J. H. Fussell | Debt-Paying Democrat | 4814 | 2.11% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L. Barstow | Republican | 35839 | 69.10% | Elected |
| George E. Eaton | Democratic | 14466 | 27.90% | — |
| Carlos C. Martin | Greenback | 1535 | 3.00% | — |
| Other | N/A | 8 | 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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