1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1877 November 8, 1881 1885 →
 
Nominee Robert Lowry Benjamin King
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Greenback
Popular vote 77,727 52,009
Percentage 59.92% 40.08%

Governor before election

John M. Stone

Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Lowry
Democratic

The 1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1881, in order to elect the

John M. Stone ran for reelection to a second full term, but lost the Democratic nomination to Robert Lowry
.

General election

In the general election, Democratic candidate

1975 in which a non-Democrat received more than 40% of the vote.[1][2]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1881[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Lowry 77,727 59.92
Republican Benjamin King 52,009 40.08
Total votes 129,736 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  2. ^ Sansing, David G. "Robert Lowry: Thirty-second Governor of Mississippi: 1882-1890". Mississippi History Now. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "MS Governor 1881". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2016.