1881 Governor election results
Every Governor contest in the 1881 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.
| State | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Buren R. ShermanR | 133,328 votes · +59,984 over La Vega G. Kinne |
| Massachusetts | John Davis LongR | 96,609 votes · +42,023 over Charles Perkins Thompson |
| Minnesota | Lucius Frederick HubbardR | 65,025 votes · +27,857 over Richard W. Johnson |
| Mississippi | Robert LowryD | 77,727 votes · +25,718 over Benjamin King |
| Ohio | Charles FosterR | 312,735 votes · +24,309 over John W. Bookwalter |
| Rhode Island | Alfred H. LittlefieldR | 10,849 votes · +6,093 over Horace A. Kimball |
| Virginia | William E CameronR | 113,464 votes · +12,707 over John W. Daniel |
| Wisconsin | Jeremiah McLain RuskR | 81,754 votes · +11,957 over Nicholas D. Fratt |