1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election
← 1880 October 14, 1884 1888 →
	County results; Wilson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Maxwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Jacob B. Jackson ; Democratic	Elected Governor; Emanuel Willis Wilson ; Democratic

Last updated February 02, 2026

The 1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 14, 1884, to elect the governor of West Virginia.^[1]

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1884^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Willis Wilson	71,408	51.95
	Republican	Edwin Maxwell	66,059	48.05
Total votes			137,467	100
	Democratic hold

Other sources give different vote totals.^[3]

References

↑ Nancy Capace (January 1, 1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. Somerset Publishers, Inc. pp. 91–2. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
↑ "WV Governor 1884" . Retrieved October 13, 2016.
↑ Otis Rice (September 12, 2010). West Virginia: A History. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 171–2. ISBN 978-0-8131-2733-0.

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[Capace1999-1] Nancy Capace (January 1, 1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. Somerset Publishers, Inc. pp. 91–2. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.

[2] "WV Governor 1884" . Retrieved October 13, 2016.

[Rice2010-3] Otis Rice (September 12, 2010). West Virginia: A History. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 171–2. ISBN 978-0-8131-2733-0.

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