The 1882 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Democratic nominee James Benton Grant defeated Republican nominee E. L. Campbell with 51.07% of the vote. This election marks the first time that Colorado ever supported a Democratic Party candidate for governor. Grant flipped 11 counties previously won by Pitkin, most notably Arapahoe County, home at the time to the state capital of Denver. Conversely, Campbell only managed to flip two counties, namely the sparsely populated counties of Costilla and Huerfano in southern Colorado.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates James Benton Grant, Democratic E. L. Campbell, Republican
Other candidates George Woy, Greenback
Results
By county
CountyGrant %Grant #Campbell %Campbell #Woy %Woy #TotalArapahoe58.81%6,56940.39%4,5120.78%8811,169Bent62.98%37137.01%2180.00%0589Boulder40.94%97542.83%1,02016.21%3862,381Chaffee51.50%1,16648.40%1,0960.08%22,264Clear Creek50.33%1,12248.00%1,0701.65%372,229Conejos43.71%43856.28%5640.00%01,002Costilla42.05%26257.62%3590.00%0623Custer40.81%65159.12%9430.06%11,595Dolores52.73%24144.42%2032.84%13457Douglas52.08%23747.01%2180.00%0455El Paso42.99%82556.12%1,0770.88%171,919Elbert60.50%21639.49%1410.00%0357Fremont40.16%58654.35%7935.48%801,459Gilpin46.85%84351.86%9331.27%231,799Grand40.88%15758.85%2260.26%1384Gunnison55.31%2,22644.40%1,7870.27%114,024Hinsdale52.25%33647.58%3060.15%1643Huerfano48.67%53150.22%5481.09%121,091Jefferson51.68%82945.07%7233.24%521,604La Plata55.03%69943.54%5531.41%181,270Lake50.75%3,50849.24%3,4030.00%06,911Larimer33.17%54258.01%9488.81%1441,634Las Animas68.37%1,58931.06%7220.55%132,324Ouray54.88%50644.57%4110.54%5922Park51.61%68747.03%6261.35%181,331Pitkin49.37%23850.62%2440.00%0482Pueblo53.23%1,68945.82%1,4540.94%303,173Rio Grande39.61%35160.38%5350.00%0886Routt34.54%3865.45%720.00%0110Saguache48.69%61850.35%6390.94%121,269San Juan50.86%47147.19%4371.94%18926Summit52.86%1,25346.79%1,1090.33%82,370Weld39.01%61146.61%73014.36%2251,566
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Arapahoe Chaffee Clear Creek Douglas Gunnison Jefferson Ouray Park Pueblo San Juan Summit
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Costilla Huerfano
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