The 1886 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Democratic nominee Alva Adams defeated Republican nominee William H. Meyer with 49.66% of the vote.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates Alva Adams, Democratic William H. Meyer, Republican

Other candidates William H. Fishback, Prohibition

Results

By county

CountyAdams %Adams #Meyer %Meyer #Fishback %Fishback #TotalArapahoe46.63%5,13248.48%5,3354.88%53711,004Archuleta49.65%7250.34%730.00%0145Bent67.53%56832.46%2730.00%0841Boulder53.48%1,22030.86%70415.65%3572,281Chaffee49.91%92448.83%9041.23%231,851Clear Creek40.54%74052.98%9676.46%1181,825Conejos61.09%71338.81%4530.08%11,167Costilla27.91%19472.08%5010.00%0695Custer37.85%39152.56%5439.58%991,033Delta59.07%23140.40%1580.51%2391Dolores43.65%8656.34%1110.00%0197Douglas47.50%21950.97%2351.51%7461Eagle48.57%35950.87%3760.54%4739El Paso40.30%61149.14%74510.55%1601,516Elbert47.51%21049.09%2173.39%15442Fremont40.78%65751.14%8248.06%1301,611Garfield48.91%45249.35%4561.73%16924Gilpin36.14%57057.57%9086.27%991,577Grand39.01%7159.89%1091.09%2182Gunnison48.31%79047.82%7823.85%631,635Hinsdale48.94%11650.21%1190.84%2237Huerfano49.43%52349.81%5270.75%81,058Jefferson46.34%64643.54%60710.11%1411,394La Plata50.61%57848.42%5530.96%111,142Lake55.49%2,74943.82%2,1710.68%344,954Larimer42.83%72337.79%63819.37%3271,688Las Animas65.76%1,50033.88%7730.35%82,281Mesa44.12%27454.42%3381.44%9621Montrose48.51%32648.51%3262.97%20672Ouray61.31%70238.34%4390.34%41,145Park48.02%47451.57%5090.40%4987Pitkin49.17%77649.87%7870.95%151,578Pueblo59.11%1,57937.85%1,0113.03%812,671Rio Grande44.26%27053.27%3252.45%15610Routt48.54%13351.45%1410.00%0274Saguache52.62%36146.20%3171.16%8686San Juan47.58%41452.18%4540.22%2870San Miguel55.29%47044.70%3800.00%0850Summit50.25%49249.54%4850.20%2979Weld44.78%1,31842.20%1,24213.01%3832,943

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Boulder Chaffee Delta Jefferson Lake Larimer Weld San Miguel Summit

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Costilla Huerfano

Counties that flipped from Republican to Tied Montrose

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