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1882 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

James Benton Grant won the 1882 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. James Benton Grant received 31,375 popular votes (51.07%). The main challenger was E. L. Campbell (46.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Grant and Campbell

Grant +4.2 pts · won by 2,555 votes
James Benton GrantDemocraticWINNER51.07%
31,375 votes
E. L. CampbellRepublican46.91%
28,820 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.