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.

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

CountyCooper %Cooper #Patterson %Patterson #Stover %Stover #Delamatyr %Delamatyr #TotalArapahoe55.04%11,22042.27%8,6162.27%4630.41%8420,383Archuleta60.78%12439.21%800.00%00.00%0204Bent50.73%1,31742.60%1,1062.81%733.85%1002,596Boulder52.24%1,55842.92%1,2804.19%1250.63%192,982Chaffee54.04%1,23043.84%9981.84%420.26%62,276Clear Creek59.24%1,22435.52%7344.69%970.53%112,066Conejos58.89%98040.92%6810.18%30.00%01,664Costilla56.01%50342.98%3860.44%40.55%5898Custer60.16%57439.20%3740.52%50.10%1954Delta44.57%25940.61%2364.30%2510.49%61581Dolores56.91%14043.08%1060.00%00.00%0246Douglas53.29%38841.75%3054.94%360.00%0728Eagle55.65%56144.04%4440.29%30.00%01,006El Paso60.24%2,15636.26%1,2983.49%1250.00%03,579Elbert56.86%78741.97%5811.01%140.14%21,384Fremont48.44%1,09035.73%8043.95%8911.86%2672,250Garfield54.55%1,06644.01%8601.43%280.00%01,954Gilpin51.64%92740.05%7195.40%972.89%521,795Grand64.94%16334.26%860.39%10.39%1251Gunnison53.25%86741.83%6810.85%144.05%661,628Hinsdale55.10%15144.89%1230.00%00.00%0274Huerfano49.00%71349.07%7141.85%270.06%11,455Jefferson51.66%94943.33%7964.68%860.32%61,837La Plata49.75%82948.19%8090.48%81.56%261,666Lake52.16%2,79846.86%2,5140.96%520.00%05,364Larimer55.38%1,25536.49%8277.81%1770.30%72,266Las Animas48.45%2,70550.16%2,8001.07%600.30%175,582Logan55.64%1,06039.68%7564.67%890.00%01,905Mesa48.80%42944.25%3896.59%580.34%3879Montrose55.21%50841.73%3842.28%210.76%7920Ouray52.52%91445.57%7930.34%61.55%271,740Park54.99%74944.64%6080.36%50.00%01,364Pitkin49.94%1,39048.72%1,3561.22%340.10%32,783Pueblo50.66%2,25946.44%2,0711.34%601.54%694,459Rio Grande61.67%45735.62%2641.88%140.80%6741Routt61.70%36137.94%2220.34%20.00%0585Saguache58.00%59841.51%4280.48%50.00%01,031San Juan56.42%39543.58%3050.00%00.00%0700San Miguel55.34%51844.01%4120.32%30.32%3936Summit50.55%63649.20%6190.07%10.15%21,258Washington58.12%79838.21%5262.69%370.87%121,373Weld55.93%1,88433.04%1,1134.72%1596.29%2123,368

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 Huerfano

Counties that flipped from Tied to Republican Montrose

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