Missouri gubernatorial election, 1884

November 4, 1884

Governor before election

Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Democratic

Elected Governor

John S. Marmaduke
Democratic

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The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1884 was Missouri's twenty-first gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 4, 1884 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Confederate general John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks.

Marmaduke died in 1887 and was replaced for the remainder of this term by Lt. Gov. Albert P. Morehouse.^[1]

Results

1884 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John S. Marmaduke	218,885	50.05	-2.18
	Republican	Nicholas Ford	207,939	47.55	+8.91
	Populist	John A. Brooks	10,529	2.41	+2.41
Majority			10,946	2.50	-11.09
Turnout			437,353	20.17
	Democratic hold		Swing

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