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Governor
1871 Governor
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13 contests
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13 contests
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D won 4
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R won 9
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State ▲
Winner
W%
Votes
Runner-up
R-up%
Votes
Margin
Swing
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California
Booth
REP
52.1%
62,430
Haight
DEM
47.8%
57,270
R+4.3
↓ R+14.6
▶
Connecticut
Jewell
REP
50.0%
47,473
English
DEM
50.0%
47,370
R+0.1
↓ R+1.2
▶
Iowa
Carpenter
REP
61.6%
109,328
Knapp
DEM
38.4%
68,199
R+23.2
↓ R+5.4
▶
Kentucky
Leslie
DEM
58.6%
126,206
Thomas
REP
41.4%
88,961
D+17.3
↓ R+24.1
▶
Maine
Perham
REP
55.1%
58,285
Kimball
DEM
44.9%
47,538
R+10.2
↑ D+1.1
▶
Maryland
Whyte
DEM
55.7%
73,959
Tome
REP
44.3%
58,824
D+11.4
↓ R+37.2
▶
Massachusetts
Washburn
REP
54.9%
75,129
Adams
DEM
34.9%
47,725
R+20.0
↓ R+3.5
▶
Minnesota
Austin
REP
59.9%
46,669
Young
DEM
40.1%
31,212
R+19.9
↓ R+11.7
▶
New Hampshire
Weston
DEM
49.8%
34,700
Pike
REP
48.6%
33,892
D+1.2
↑ D+5.8
▶
New Jersey
Parker
DEM
51.9%
82,362
Walsh
REP
48.1%
76,383
D+3.8
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▶
Ohio
Noyes
REP
51.8%
238,273
McCook
DEM
47.4%
218,105
R+4.4
↓ R+3.7
▶
Rhode Island
Padelford
REP
62.2%
8,838
Steere
DEM
37.8%
5,367
R+24.4
↑ D+15.3
▶
Wisconsin
Washburn
REP
53.2%
78,301
Doolittle
DEM
46.8%
68,920
R+6.4
↓ R+3.0
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