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Missouri gubernatorial election, 1880

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1880
Missouri
← 1876 November 2, 1880 1884 →
  Thomas Theodore Crittenden - Brady-Handy.jpg
Nominee Thomas Theodore Crittenden David Patterson Dyer Luman A. Brown
Party Democratic Republican Greenback
Popular vote 207,670 153,636 36,340
Percentage 52.23% 38.64% 9.14%

Governor before election

John S. Phelps
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Democratic


John S. Phelps
Democratic

Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Democratic

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1880 was Missouri's twentieth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 2, 1880 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Thomas Theodore Crittenden, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Greenback nominee Luman A. Brown.

Missouri returned to electing its governor to a 4-year term, instead of a 2-year term.


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