1882 Colorado gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1882 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado Presidential no 1880 Colorado gubernatorial election 1880 1884 Colorado gubernatorial election 1884 November 7, 1882 File:James Grant.gif 150x150px James Benton Grant Democratic Party (United States) 31,375 51.07% File:3x4.svg E. L. Campbell Republican Party (United States) 28,820 46.91% 1882 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Grant: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Campbell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin Republican Party (United States) James Benton Grant Democratic Party (United States) The 1882 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Democratic nominee James Benton Grant defeated Republican nominee E. L. Campbell with 51.07% of the vote. This election marks the first time that Colorado ever supported a Democratic Party candidate for governor. Grant flipped 11 counties previously won by Pitkin, most notably Arapahoe County, home at the time to the state capital of Denver. Conversely, Campbell only managed to flip two counties, namely the sparsely populated counties of Costilla and Huerfano in southern Colorado. General election Candidates Major party candidates James Benton Grant, Democratic E. L. Campbell, Republican Other candidates George Woy, Greenback Results 1882 Colorado gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 June 23, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) James Benton Grant 31,375 51.07% +6.99% Republican Party (United States) E. L. Campbell 28,820 46.91% -6.37% Greenback Party George Woy 1,220 1.99% -0.65% 2,555 4.16% 61,415 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county CountyGrant %Grant #Campbell %Campbell #Woy %Woy #TotalArapahoe58.81%6,56940.39%4,5120.78%8811,169Bent62.98%37137.01%2180.00%0589Boulder40.94%97542.83%1,02016.21%3862,381Chaffee51.50%1,16648.40%1,0960.08%22,264Clear Creek50.33%1,12248.00%1,0701.65%372,229Conejos43.71%43856.28%5640.00%01,002Costilla42.05%26257.62%3590.00%0623Custer40.81%65159.12%9430.06%11,595Dolores52.73%24144.42%2032.84%13457Douglas52.08%23747.01%2180.00%0455El Paso42.99%82556.12%1,0770.88%171,919Elbert60.50%21639.49%1410.00%0357Fremont40.16%58654.35%7935.48%801,459Gilpin46.85%84351.86%9331.27%231,799Grand40.88%15758.85%2260.26%1384Gunnison55.31%2,22644.40%1,7870.27%114,024Hinsdale52.25%33647.58%3060.15%1643Huerfano48.67%53150.22%5481.09%121,091Jefferson51.68%82945.07%7233.24%521,604La Plata55.03%69943.54%5531.41%181,270Lake50.75%3,50849.24%3,4030.00%06,911Larimer33.17%54258.01%9488.81%1441,634Las Animas68.37%1,58931.06%7220.55%132,324Ouray54.88%50644.57%4110.54%5922Park51.61%68747.03%6261.35%181,331Pitkin49.37%23850.62%2440.00%0482Pueblo53.23%1,68945.82%1,4540.94%303,173Rio Grande39.61%35160.38%5350.00%0886Routt34.54%3865.45%720.00%0110Saguache48.69%61850.35%6390.94%121,269San Juan50.86%47147.19%4371.94%18926Summit52.86%1,25346.79%1,1090.33%82,370Weld39.01%61146.61%73014.36%2251,566 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Arapahoe Chaffee Clear Creek Douglas Gunnison Jefferson Ouray Park Pueblo San Juan Summit Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Costilla Huerfano References 1882 Colorado Gubernatorial