1888 Colorado gubernatorial election
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The 1888 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Job Adams Cooper defeated Democratic nominee Thomas M. Patterson with 53.84% of the vote.
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November 6, 1888
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 County results Cooper: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Patterson: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Job Adams Cooper, Republican
- Thomas M. Patterson, Democratic
Other candidates
- William C. Stover, Prohibition
- Gilbert De La Matyr, Greenback
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Job Adams Cooper | 49,490 | 53.84% | +8.29% | |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Patterson | 39,197 | 42.64% | â7.02% | |
| Prohibition | William C. Stover | 2,098 | 2.28% | â2.32% | |
| Greenback | Gilbert De La Matyr | 1,085 | 1.18% | ||
| Majority | 10,293 | +11.20% | |||
| Turnout | 91,870 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| County | Cooper % | Cooper # | Patterson % | Patterson # | Stover % | Stover # | Delamatyr % | Delamatyr # | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | 55.04% | 11,220 | 42.27% | 8,616 | 2.27% | 463 | 0.41% | 84 | 20,383 |
| Archuleta | 60.78% | 124 | 39.21% | 80 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 204 |
| Bent | 50.73% | 1,317 | 42.60% | 1,106 | 2.81% | 73 | 3.85% | 100 | 2,596 |
| Boulder | 52.24% | 1,558 | 42.92% | 1,280 | 4.19% | 125 | 0.63% | 19 | 2,982 |
| Chaffee | 54.04% | 1,230 | 43.84% | 998 | 1.84% | 42 | 0.26% | 6 | 2,276 |
| Clear Creek | 59.24% | 1,224 | 35.52% | 734 | 4.69% | 97 | 0.53% | 11 | 2,066 |
| Conejos | 58.89% | 980 | 40.92% | 681 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,664 |
| Costilla | 56.01% | 503 | 42.98% | 386 | 0.44% | 4 | 0.55% | 5 | 898 |
| Custer | 60.16% | 574 | 39.20% | 374 | 0.52% | 5 | 0.10% | 1 | 954 |
| Delta | 44.57% | 259 | 40.61% | 236 | 4.30% | 25 | 10.49% | 61 | 581 |
| Dolores | 56.91% | 140 | 43.08% | 106 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 246 |
| Douglas | 53.29% | 388 | 41.75% | 305 | 4.94% | 36 | 0.00% | 0 | 728 |
| Eagle | 55.65% | 561 | 44.04% | 444 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,006 |
| El Paso | 60.24% | 2,156 | 36.26% | 1,298 | 3.49% | 125 | 0.00% | 0 | 3,579 |
| Elbert | 56.86% | 787 | 41.97% | 581 | 1.01% | 14 | 0.14% | 2 | 1,384 |
| Fremont | 48.44% | 1,090 | 35.73% | 804 | 3.95% | 89 | 11.86% | 267 | 2,250 |
| Garfield | 54.55% | 1,066 | 44.01% | 860 | 1.43% | 28 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,954 |
| Gilpin | 51.64% | 927 | 40.05% | 719 | 5.40% | 97 | 2.89% | 52 | 1,795 |
| Grand | 64.94% | 163 | 34.26% | 86 | 0.39% | 1 | 0.39% | 1 | 251 |
| Gunnison | 53.25% | 867 | 41.83% | 681 | 0.85% | 14 | 4.05% | 66 | 1,628 |
| Hinsdale | 55.10% | 151 | 44.89% | 123 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 274 |
| Huerfano | 49.00% | 713 | 49.07% | 714 | 1.85% | 27 | 0.06% | 1 | 1,455 |
| Jefferson | 51.66% | 949 | 43.33% | 796 | 4.68% | 86 | 0.32% | 6 | 1,837 |
| La Plata | 49.75% | 829 | 48.19% | 809 | 0.48% | 8 | 1.56% | 26 | 1,666 |
| Lake | 52.16% | 2,798 | 46.86% | 2,514 | 0.96% | 52 | 0.00% | 0 | 5,364 |
| Larimer | 55.38% | 1,255 | 36.49% | 827 | 7.81% | 177 | 0.30% | 7 | 2,266 |
| Las Animas | 48.45% | 2,705 | 50.16% | 2,800 | 1.07% | 60 | 0.30% | 17 | 5,582 |
| Logan | 55.64% | 1,060 | 39.68% | 756 | 4.67% | 89 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,905 |
| Mesa | 48.80% | 429 | 44.25% | 389 | 6.59% | 58 | 0.34% | 3 | 879 |
| Montrose | 55.21% | 508 | 41.73% | 384 | 2.28% | 21 | 0.76% | 7 | 920 |
| Ouray | 52.52% | 914 | 45.57% | 793 | 0.34% | 6 | 1.55% | 27 | 1,740 |
| Park | 54.99% | 749 | 44.64% | 608 | 0.36% | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,364 |
| Pitkin | 49.94% | 1,390 | 48.72% | 1,356 | 1.22% | 34 | 0.10% | 3 | 2,783 |
| Pueblo | 50.66% | 2,259 | 46.44% | 2,071 | 1.34% | 60 | 1.54% | 69 | 4,459 |
| Rio Grande | 61.67% | 457 | 35.62% | 264 | 1.88% | 14 | 0.80% | 6 | 741 |
| Routt | 61.70% | 361 | 37.94% | 222 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 585 |
| Saguache | 58.00% | 598 | 41.51% | 428 | 0.48% | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,031 |
| San Juan | 56.42% | 395 | 43.58% | 305 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 700 |
| San Miguel | 55.34% | 518 | 44.01% | 412 | 0.32% | 3 | 0.32% | 3 | 936 |
| Summit | 50.55% | 636 | 49.20% | 619 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.15% | 2 | 1,258 |
| Washington | 58.12% | 798 | 38.21% | 526 | 2.69% | 37 | 0.87% | 12 | 1,373 |
| Weld | 55.93% | 1,884 | 33.04% | 1,113 | 4.72% | 159 | 6.29% | 212 | 3,368 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Bent
- Boulder
- Chaffee
- Conejos
- Delta
- Gunnison
- Jefferson
- La Plata
- Lake
- Larimer
- Ouray
- Pueblo
- Weld
- San Miguel
- Summit
- Saguache
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Tied to Republican