1887 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1887, in six states.
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November 8, 1887
April 6, 1887 (RI) August 1, 1887 (KY) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky and Maryland held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to a single-year term. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Iowa | William Larrabee | Republican | Re-elected, 50.17% | T. J. Anderson (Democratic) 45.47% M. J. Cain (Union Labor) 4.23% V. G. Farnham (Prohibition) 0.10% J. M. Anderson 0.01% Scattering 0.01% [1][2] |
| Kentucky (held, 1 August 1887) |
J. Proctor Knott | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Simon Bolivar Buckner (Democratic) 50.70% William O'Connell Bradley (Republican) 44.78% Fontaine T. Fox (Prohibition) 2.97% A. H. Cardin (Union Labor) 1.57% [3] |
| Maryland | Henry Lloyd | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Elihu Emory Jackson (Democratic) 51.12% Walter B. Brooks (Republican) 45.57% Summerfield Baldwin (Prohibition) 2.32% [4] |
| Massachusetts | Oliver Ames | Republican | Re-elected, 51.12% | Henry B. Lovering (Democratic) 44.50% William H. Earle (Prohibition) 4.11% Charles E. Marks (Union Labor) 0.22% Scattering 0.04% [5] |
| Ohio | Joseph B. Foraker | Republican | Re-elected, 47.91% | Thomas E. Powell (Democratic) 44.78% Morris Sharp (Prohibition) 3.99% John Seitz (Union Labor) 3.32% [6][7] |
| Rhode Island (held, 6 April 1887) |
George Peabody Wetmore | Republican | Defeated, 43.01% | John W. Davis (Democratic) 51.50% Thomas H. Peabody (Prohibition) 5.39% Scattering 0.10% [8] |