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1890 Colorado gubernatorial election

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1890 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1888 November 4, 1890 1892 →
 
Nominee John Long Routt Caldwell Yeaman John G. Coy
Party Republican Democratic Labor
Popular vote 41,827 35,359 5,199
Percentage 50.11% 42.36% 6.23%

County results
Routt:     30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Yeaman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Coy:      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election

Job Adams Cooper
Republican

Elected Governor

John Long Routt
Republican

The 1890 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Republican nominee John Long Routt defeated Democratic nominee Caldwell Yeaman with 50.11% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Democratic

John Long Routt, former governor

Republican

Caldwell Yeaman, former judge

Union Labor

John G. Coy, activist and journalist

Prohibition

John A. Elett, prohibitionist

Results

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1890 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Long Routt 41,827 50.11% −3.73%
Democratic Caldwell Yeaman 35,359 42.36% −0.28%
Labor John G. Coy 5,199 6.23% N/A
Prohibition John A. Elett 1,058 1.27% −1.01%
Majority 6,468 7.75%
Turnout 83,443
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 16, 2020.