Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1884 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward A. O'Neal | Democratic | 143229 | 99.71% | Elected |
| Write-ins | Other | 415 | 0.29% | — |
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Arkansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. | Democratic | 100875 | 64.56% | Elected |
| Thomas Boles | Republican | 55388 | 35.44% | — |
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Colorado — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison Eaton | Republican | 33845 | 50.74% | Elected |
| Alva Adams | Democratic | 30743 | 46.09% | — |
| John E. Washburn | Greenback | 2104 | 3.15% | — |
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Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M. Waller | Democratic | 67910 | 49.31% | — |
| Henry Baldwin Harrison | Republican | 66274 | 48.12% | Elected |
| Elisha H. Palmer | Prohibition | 2126 | 1.54% | — |
| James Langdon Curtis | Greenback | 1379 | 1.00% | — |
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Florida — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward A. Perry | Democratic | 32096 | 53.53% | Elected |
| Frank W. Pope | Republican | 27865 | 46.47% | — |
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Georgia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Dickerson McDaniel | Democratic | 119880 | 100.00% | Elected |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Oglesby | Republican | 334234 | 49.63% | Elected |
| Carter Harrison Sr. | Democratic | 319635 | 47.47% | — |
| James Bartlett Hobbs | Prohibition | 10905 | 1.62% | — |
| Jesse Harper | Greenback | 8605 | 1.28% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac P. Gray | Democratic | 245130 | 49.51% | Elected |
| William H. Calkins | Republican | 237748 | 48.02% | — |
| Hiram Z. Leonard | Greenback | 8338 | 1.68% | — |
| Robert S. Dwiggins | Prohibition | 3868 | 0.78% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Martin | Republican | 146777 | 55.34% | Elected |
| George Washington Glick | Democratic | 108284 | 40.83% | — |
| H.L. Phillips | Greenback | 9998 | 3.77% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Robie | Republican | 78695 | 55.44% | Elected |
| John B. Redman | Democratic | 58983 | 41.55% | — |
| Hosea B. Eaton | Greenback | 3142 | 2.21% | — |
| William T. Eustis | Prohibition | 1015 | 0.72% | — |
| Scattering | 124 | 0.08% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George D. Robinson | Republican | 159345 | 52.40% | Elected |
| William Crowninshield Endicott | Democratic | 111829 | 36.77% | — |
| Matthew J. McCafferty | Greenback | 24363 | 8.01% | — |
| Julius H. Seelye | Prohibition | 8542 | 2.81% | — |
| All others | Write-in | 36 | 0.01% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell A. Alger | Republican | 190840 | 47.67% | Elected |
| Josiah W. Begole (inc.) | Fusion | 186887 | 46.68% | — |
| David Preston | Prohibition | 22207 | 5.55% | — |
| Jesse M. Mille | Greenback | 364 | 0.09% | — |
| Scattering | 41 | 0.01% | — | |
| Blank | 9 | 0.00% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Marmaduke | Democratic | 218885 | 50.05% | Elected |
| Nicholas Ford | Republican | 207939 | 47.55% | — |
| John A. Brooks | Populist | 10529 | 2.41% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Dawes | Republican | 72835 | 54.54% | Elected |
| J. Sterling Morton | Democratic | 57634 | 43.15% | — |
| Jason G. Miller | Prohibition | 3075 | 2.30% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody Currier | Republican | 42514 | 50.33% | Elected |
| John M. Hill | Democratic | 39637 | 46.92% | — |
| Larkin D. Mason | Prohibition | 1803 | 2.13% | — |
| George Carpenter | Greenback | 490 | 0.58% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Moore Scales | Democratic | 143249 | 53.80% | Elected |
| Tyre York | Republican | 122795 | 46.12% | — |
| William T. Walker | Independent | 215 | 0.08% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus O. Bourn | Republican | 15936 | 62.39% | Elected |
| Thomas W. Segar | Democratic | 9592 | 37.56% | — |
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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 | 67931 | 100.00% | Elected |
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Tennessee — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Bate | Democratic | 132201 | 51.24% | Elected |
| Frank T. Reid | Republican | 125246 | 48.55% | — |
| (FNU) Buchanan | Greenback | 549 | 0.21% | — |
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Texas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ireland | Democratic | 212234 | 65.05% | Elected |
| George W. Jones | Independent | 88450 | 27.11% | — |
| A.B. Norton | Republican | 25557 | 7.83% | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Willis Wilson | Democratic | 71408 | 51.95% | Elected |
| Edwin Maxwell | Republican | 66059 | 48.05% | — |
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Wisconsin — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah M. Rusk | Republican | 163214 | 51.00% | Elected |
| Nicholas D. Fratt | Democratic | 143945 | 44.98% | — |
| Samuel D. Hastings | Prohibition | 8545 | 2.67% | — |
| William L. Utley | Greenback | 4274 | 1.34% | — |
| Scattering | 19 | 0.01% | — |
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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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