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1880 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Frederick Walker Pitkin won the 1880 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Frederick Walker Pitkin received 28,465 popular votes (53.28%). The main challenger was John S. Hough (44.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Pitkin and Hough

Pitkin +9.2 pts · won by 4,918 votes
Frederick Walker PitkinRepublicanWINNER53.28%
28,465 votes
John S. HoughDemocratic44.08%
23,547 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.