en 1888 Colorado gubernatorial election

1888 Colorado gubernatorial election
	County results ; Cooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Patterson: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Alva Adams; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Job Adams Cooper; Republican

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

Major party candidates

Other candidates

1888 Colorado gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Job Adams Cooper	49,490	53.84%	+8.29%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Patterson	39,197	42.64%	−7.02%
	Prohibition	William C. Stover	2,098	2.28%	−2.32%
	Greenback	Gilbert De La Matyr	1,085	1.18%
Majority			10,293	+11.20%
Turnout			91,870
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

^ Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 18, 2020.