1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential 1877 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1877 1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1885 no November 8, 1881 File:Governor Robert Lowry, Jan. 29, 1882 to Jan. 13, 1890 (14099807806).jpg 150x150px Robert Lowry Democratic Party (United States) 77,727 59.92% 3x4.svg Benjamin King Independent Democrat RepublicanGreenback 52,009 40.08% 1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsLowry: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%King: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% Governor John M. Stone Democratic Party (United States) Robert Lowry Democratic Party (United States) The 1881 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1881, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor John M. Stone ran for reelection to a second full term, but lost the Democratic nomination to Robert Lowry. General election In the general election, Democratic candidate Robert Lowry defeated Benjamin King. The election was marred by massive fraud, and would mark the last time until 1975 that a candidate running against the official Democratic nominee received more than 40% of the vote.Cresswell, Stephen Edward (1995). Multiparty Politics in Mississippi, 1877-1902. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 200. 0878057706.https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/robert-lowry-thirty-second-governor-of-mississippi-1882-1890 Robert Lowry: Thirty-second Governor of Mississippi: 1882-1890 David Sansing Sansing, David G. Mississippi History Now 13 April 2026 Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1881http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263348 MS Governor 1881 Our Campaigns December 10, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Lowry 77,727 59.92 Independent Democrat Benjamin King 52,009 40.08 129,736 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1881 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1881 in the United States