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1886 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Alva Adams won the 1886 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Alva Adams received 29,234 popular votes (49.66%). The main challenger was William H Meyer (45.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Adams and Meyer

Adams +4.1 pts · won by 2,418 votes
Alva AdamsDemocraticWINNER49.66%
29,234 votes
William H MeyerRepublican45.55%
26,816 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.