1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 14, 1884, to elect the governor of West Virginia.^[1]

1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Emanuel Willis Wilson Edwin Maxwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 71,408 66,059 Percentage 51.95% 48.05%

Governor before election Jacob B. Jackson Democratic Elected Governor Emanuel Willis Wilson Democratic

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1884^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Willis Wilson	71,408	51.95
	Republican	Edwin Maxwell	66,059	48.05
Total votes			137,467	100
	Democratic hold

Other sources give different vote totals.^[3]

References

1. Nancy Capace (January 1, 1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. Somerset Publishers, Inc. pp. 91–2. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
2. "WV Governor 1884". Retrieved October 13, 2016.
3. Otis Rice (September 12, 2010). West Virginia: A History. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 171–2. ISBN 978-0-8131-2733-0.