1886 Colorado gubernatorial election

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.

1886 Colorado gubernatorial election

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Nominee Alva Adams William H. Meyer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,234 26,816 Percentage 49.66% 45.55%

County results Adams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Meyer:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election Benjamin Harrison Eaton Republican Elected Governor Alva Adams Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Alva Adams, Democratic
• William H. Meyer, Republican

Other candidates

• William H. Fishback, Prohibition

Results

1886 Colorado gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alva Adams	29,234	49.66%	+3.57%
	Republican	William H. Meyer	26,816	45.55%	−5.19%
	Prohibition	William H. Fishback	2,710	4.60%	N/A
Majority			2,418	4.11%
Turnout			58,760
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

By county

County	Adams %	Adams #	Meyer %	Meyer #	Fishback %	Fishback #	Total
Arapahoe	46.63%	5,132	48.48%	5,335	4.88%	537	11,004
Archuleta	49.65%	72	50.34%	73	0.00%	0	145
Bent	67.53%	568	32.46%	273	0.00%	0	841
Boulder	53.48%	1,220	30.86%	704	15.65%	357	2,281
Chaffee	49.91%	924	48.83%	904	1.23%	23	1,851
Clear Creek	40.54%	740	52.98%	967	6.46%	118	1,825
Conejos	61.09%	713	38.81%	453	0.08%	1	1,167
Costilla	27.91%	194	72.08%	501	0.00%	0	695
Custer	37.85%	391	52.56%	543	9.58%	99	1,033
Delta	59.07%	231	40.40%	158	0.51%	2	391
Dolores	43.65%	86	56.34%	111	0.00%	0	197
Douglas	47.50%	219	50.97%	235	1.51%	7	461
Eagle	48.57%	359	50.87%	376	0.54%	4	739
El Paso	40.30%	611	49.14%	745	10.55%	160	1,516
Elbert	47.51%	210	49.09%	217	3.39%	15	442
Fremont	40.78%	657	51.14%	824	8.06%	130	1,611
Garfield	48.91%	452	49.35%	456	1.73%	16	924
Gilpin	36.14%	570	57.57%	908	6.27%	99	1,577
Grand	39.01%	71	59.89%	109	1.09%	2	182
Gunnison	48.31%	790	47.82%	782	3.85%	63	1,635
Hinsdale	48.94%	116	50.21%	119	0.84%	2	237
Huerfano	49.43%	523	49.81%	527	0.75%	8	1,058
Jefferson	46.34%	646	43.54%	607	10.11%	141	1,394
La Plata	50.61%	578	48.42%	553	0.96%	11	1,142
Lake	55.49%	2,749	43.82%	2,171	0.68%	34	4,954
Larimer	42.83%	723	37.79%	638	19.37%	327	1,688
Las Animas	65.76%	1,500	33.88%	773	0.35%	8	2,281
Mesa	44.12%	274	54.42%	338	1.44%	9	621
Montrose	48.51%	326	48.51%	326	2.97%	20	672
Ouray	61.31%	702	38.34%	439	0.34%	4	1,145
Park	48.02%	474	51.57%	509	0.40%	4	987
Pitkin	49.17%	776	49.87%	787	0.95%	15	1,578
Pueblo	59.11%	1,579	37.85%	1,011	3.03%	81	2,671
Rio Grande	44.26%	270	53.27%	325	2.45%	15	610
Routt	48.54%	133	51.45%	141	0.00%	0	274
Saguache	52.62%	361	46.20%	317	1.16%	8	686
San Juan	47.58%	414	52.18%	454	0.22%	2	870
San Miguel	55.29%	470	44.70%	380	0.00%	0	850
Summit	50.25%	492	49.54%	485	0.20%	2	979
Weld	44.78%	1,318	42.20%	1,242	13.01%	383	2,943