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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1891, in seven states.
Kentucky and Maryland held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to a single-year term. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
New York at this time elected its governors to a three-year term. This was the last election in which this was the case. The state switched to two-year terms from the 1894 elections.
In Kentucky, the gubernatorial election was held in August for the last time; the next gubernatorial election would be held on the same day as federal elections.
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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Iowa | Horace Boies | Democratic | Re-elected, 49.38% | Hiram C. Wheeler (Republican) 47.43% A. J. Westfall (Populist) 2.97% Isaac T. Gibson (Prohibition) 0.22% [1] [2] |
Kentucky (held, 3 August 1891) | Simon Bolivar Buckner | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | John Y. Brown (Democratic) 49.85% Andrew T. Wood (Republican) 40.14% S. B. Erwin (Populist) 8.86% Josiah Harris (Prohibition) 1.14% [3] |
Maryland | Elihu Emory Jackson | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Frank Brown (Democratic) 56.52% William J. Vannort (Republican) 40.82% Edwin Higgins (Prohibition) 2.67% [4] [5] |
Massachusetts | William E. Russell | Democratic | Re-elected, 49.12% | Charles Herbert Allen (Republican) 47.11% Charles E. Kimball (Prohibition) 2.79% Henry Winn (Populist) 0.54% Harry W. Robinson (Socialist Labor) 0.44% [6] [7] |
New York | David B. Hill | Democratic | Retired to take up seat in the U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Roswell P. Flower (Democratic) 50.13% Jacob Sloat Fassett (Republican) 46.00% Joseph W. Bruce [8] (Prohibition) 2.61% Daniel De Leon (Socialist Labor) 1.26% [9] [10] [11] |
Ohio | James E. Campbell | Democratic | Defeated, 45.90% | William McKinley (Republican) 48.61% John Seitz (Populist) 2.95% John J. Ashenhurst (Prohibition) 2.54% [12] [13] |
Rhode Island (held, 1 April 1891) | John W. Davis | Democratic | Defeated, 48.95% [lower-alpha 2] | Herbert W. Ladd (Republican) 46.19% John H. Larry (Prohibition) 4.02% Franklin E. Burton (National) 0.85% [14] [15] |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1900, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 6, 1900.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1899, in seven states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1803, in 12 states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1897, in five states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1887, in six states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1804, in 13 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1898, in 28 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 8, 1898.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1893, in five states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1810, in 13 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1805, in 13 states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1896, in 32 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 3, 1896.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1892, in 32 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 8, 1892.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1890, in 27 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1890.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1889, in eleven states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on Tuesday November 6, in 26 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 6, 1888.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1885, in seven states.
The 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1836.
The 1847 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1847.
The 1832 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 9, 1832.
The 1859 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1859.