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1876 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

John Long Routt won the 1876 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. John Long Routt received 14,154 popular votes (51.5%). The main challenger was Bela M. Hughes (48.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Routt and Hughes

Routt +3.0 pts · won by 838 votes
John Long RouttRepublicanWINNER51.5%
14,154 votes
Bela M. HughesDemocratic48.5%
13,316 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.