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1888 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

David R. Francis won the 1888 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. David R. Francis received 255,764 popular votes (49.36%). The main challenger was Elbert Kimball (46.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Francis and Kimball

Francis +2.5 pts · won by 13,233 votes
David R. FrancisDemocraticWINNER49.36%
255,764 votes
Elbert KimballRepublican46.81%
242,531 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% 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.