1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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.

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

Governor before election

Robert Lowry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Lowry
Democratic

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 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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