The 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Confederate general John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks.
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 County results Marmaduke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ford: 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Marmaduke died in 1887 and was replaced for the remainder of this term by Lt. Gov. Albert P. Morehouse.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John S. Marmaduke | 218,885 | 50.05 | −2.18 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Ford | 207,939 | 47.55 | +8.91 | |
| Populist | John A. Brooks | 10,529 | 2.41 | +2.41 | |
| Majority | 10,946 | 2.50 | −11.09 | ||
| Turnout | 437,353 | 20.17 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||