1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election
	County results; Lowry: >90%; Darden: 50–60%
Governor before election; Robert Lowry; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Robert Lowry; Democratic

The 1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1885, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Robert Lowry ran for reelection to a second term.

General election

In the general election, Democratic candidate Robert Lowry, the incumbent governor, defeated independent candidate Put Darden in a landslide.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1885^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Lowry (incumbent)	88,783	99.01
	Independent	Put Darden	824	0.92
	Other		64	0.07
Total votes			89,671	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "MS Governor 1885". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

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