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1880 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Theodore Crittenden won the 1880 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Theodore Crittenden received 207,670 popular votes (52.23%). The main challenger was David Patterson Dyer (38.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Crittenden and Dyer

Crittenden +13.6 pts · won by 54,034 votes
Thomas Theodore CrittendenDemocraticWINNER52.23%
207,670 votes
David Patterson DyerRepublican38.64%
153,636 votes
Luman BrownGreen9.14%
36,340 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.