1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Mississippi

1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1881 November 3, 1885 1889 →
 
Nominee Robert Lowry
Party Democratic
Popular vote 88,783
Percentage 99.01%

Governor before election

Robert Lowry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Lowry
Democratic

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The 1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1885, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Robert Lowry ran for reelection to a second term.

General election

In the general election, Democratic candidate Robert Lowry, the incumbent governor, defeated independent candidate Put Darden in a landslide.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1885[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Lowry (incumbent) 88,783 99.01
Independent Put Darden 824 0.92
Other 64 0.07
Total votes 89,671 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "MS Governor 1885". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2016.


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