Election 1876 Results
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1876 Missouri governor election
John S. Phelps (Democrat) beat Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (Republican) in Missouri in 1876, 57.0% to 42.2%, a margin of 14.8 points and 51,899 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1874, when Charles H. Hardin won.
Democrats led in 82 of the 114 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 32. The largest, St. Louis, cast 48,248 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.6 points. The closest was Linn, where 3 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Phelps won | Democratic | 199,583 | 57.0% |
| Gustavus A. Finkelnburg | Republican | 147,684 | 42.2% |
| All other candidates | 2,962 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 350,229 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 24,241 50.2% | 23,932 49.6% | 75 | 48,248 | D+0.6 |
| Jackson | 5,370 60.7% | 3,026 34.2% | 455 | 8,851 | D+26.5 |
| Buchanan | 4,102 60.5% | 2,623 38.7% | 60 | 6,785 | D+21.8 |
| Jasper | 2,900 44.1% | 3,174 48.3% | 495 | 6,569 | R+4.2 |
| Saline | 3,798 68.3% | 1,760 31.7% | 5,558 | D+36.7 | |
| Pike | 3,104 58.7% | 2,134 40.4% | 49 | 5,287 | D+18.3 |
| Greene | 2,315 46.4% | 2,577 51.6% | 99 | 4,991 | R+5.2 |
| Lafayette | 3,201 64.4% | 1,768 35.6% | 4,969 | D+28.8 | |
| Pettis | 2,778 56.5% | 2,129 43.3% | 6 | 4,913 | D+13.2 |
| Johnson | 2,697 55.0% | 2,197 44.8% | 6 | 4,900 | D+10.2 |
| Chariton | 3,130 64.0% | 1,735 35.5% | 27 | 4,892 | D+28.5 |
| Boone | 3,698 75.8% | 1,176 24.1% | 4 | 4,878 | D+51.7 |
| Macon | 2,712 56.7% | 1,804 37.7% | 269 | 4,785 | D+19.0 |
| Randolph | 3,483 73.2% | 1,277 26.8% | 4,760 | D+46.3 | |
| Marion | 2,890 61.5% | 1,805 38.4% | 3 | 4,698 | D+23.1 |
| Nodaway | 2,403 51.2% | 2,238 47.7% | 55 | 4,696 | D+3.5 |
| St. Charles | 2,407 52.7% | 2,161 47.3% | 4,568 | D+5.4 | |
| Franklin | 2,269 50.4% | 2,233 49.6% | 4,502 | D+0.8 | |
| Carroll | 2,373 54.0% | 1,998 45.4% | 27 | 4,398 | D+8.5 |
| Callaway | 3,382 77.4% | 982 22.5% | 7 | 4,371 | D+54.9 |
| Cooper | 2,264 55.8% | 1,792 44.1% | 4 | 4,060 | D+11.6 |
| Monroe | 3,311 84.7% | 596 15.3% | 1 | 3,908 | D+69.5 |
| Henry | 2,359 61.0% | 1,506 39.0% | 1 | 3,866 | D+22.1 |
| Linn | 1,906 49.9% | 1,903 49.9% | 8 | 3,817 | D+0.1 |
| Livingston | 1,999 53.0% | 1,640 43.4% | 136 | 3,775 | D+9.5 |
| Cass | 2,272 60.9% | 1,437 38.5% | 19 | 3,728 | D+22.4 |
| Ray | 2,473 68.7% | 1,104 30.7% | 24 | 3,601 | D+38.0 |
| Bates | 2,072 58.3% | 1,483 41.7% | 3,555 | D+16.6 | |
| Daviess | 1,856 52.8% | 1,660 47.2% | 2 | 3,518 | D+5.6 |
| Platte | 2,641 75.2% | 871 24.8% | 3,512 | D+50.4 | |
| Harrison | 1,377 40.6% | 2,013 59.3% | 4 | 3,394 | R+18.7 |
| Clay | 2,817 83.3% | 513 15.2% | 53 | 3,383 | D+68.1 |
| Lewis | 2,021 60.2% | 1,336 39.8% | 3,357 | D+20.4 | |
| Howard | 2,304 68.9% | 1,039 31.1% | 1 | 3,344 | D+37.8 |
| Newton | 1,720 51.8% | 1,554 46.8% | 49 | 3,323 | D+5.0 |
| Lincoln | 2,266 69.0% | 1,011 30.8% | 5 | 3,282 | D+38.2 |
| Cape Girardeau | 1,808 55.5% | 1,441 44.3% | 7 | 3,256 | D+11.3 |
| Montgomery | 1,802 55.4% | 1,426 43.8% | 27 | 3,255 | D+11.6 |
| Andrew | 1,519 48.2% | 1,585 50.3% | 45 | 3,149 | R+2.1 |
| Audrain | 2,244 72.9% | 836 27.1% | 3,080 | D+45.7 | |
| Clark | 1,556 50.8% | 1,507 49.2% | 1 | 3,064 | D+1.6 |
| Jefferson | 1,796 60.1% | 1,193 39.9% | 2,989 | D+20.2 | |
| Holt | 1,327 44.6% | 1,643 55.2% | 4 | 2,974 | R+10.6 |
| Sullivan | 1,450 49.4% | 1,486 50.6% | 2,936 | R+1.2 | |
| Grundy | 1,111 38.0% | 1,812 62.0% | 1 | 2,924 | R+24.0 |
| Clinton | 1,712 60.4% | 1,073 37.8% | 50 | 2,835 | D+22.5 |
| Adair | 1,172 41.6% | 1,620 57.5% | 24 | 2,816 | R+15.9 |
| Moniteau | 1,589 57.8% | 1,157 42.1% | 1 | 2,747 | D+15.7 |
| Knox | 1,516 56.3% | 1,177 43.7% | 2,693 | D+12.6 | |
| Vernon | 1,861 70.4% | 765 28.9% | 18 | 2,644 | D+41.5 |
| Lawrence | 1,124 42.5% | 1,204 45.6% | 314 | 2,642 | R+3.0 |
| Gentry | 1,479 56.2% | 1,146 43.6% | 5 | 2,630 | D+12.7 |
| Cole | 1,432 54.6% | 1,193 45.4% | 2,625 | D+9.1 | |
| Shelby | 1,642 62.8% | 970 37.1% | 4 | 2,616 | D+25.7 |
| Polk | 1,210 46.8% | 1,376 53.2% | 1 | 2,587 | R+6.4 |
| Caldwell | 1,066 41.6% | 1,395 54.4% | 101 | 2,562 | R+12.8 |
| Scotland | 1,448 57.5% | 1,067 42.4% | 3 | 2,518 | D+15.1 |
| Mercer | 955 38.7% | 1,493 60.6% | 17 | 2,465 | R+21.8 |
| Atchison | 1,122 46.3% | 1,164 48.1% | 135 | 2,421 | R+1.7 |
| Washington | 1,594 67.8% | 756 32.2% | 2,350 | D+35.7 | |
| Putnam | 816 35.2% | 1,493 64.3% | 12 | 2,321 | R+29.2 |
| De Kalb | 1,085 47.9% | 1,119 49.4% | 59 | 2,263 | R+1.5 |
| Dade | 913 41.1% | 1,303 58.6% | 8 | 2,224 | R+17.5 |
| Ralls | 1,652 76.2% | 517 23.8% | 2,169 | D+52.3 | |
| St. Clair | 1,166 55.5% | 936 44.5% | 2,102 | D+10.9 | |
| St. Francois | 1,515 72.5% | 551 26.4% | 24 | 2,090 | D+46.1 |
| Warren | 752 36.2% | 1,322 63.7% | 2 | 2,076 | R+27.5 |
| Webster | 1,058 51.1% | 1,004 48.5% | 8 | 2,070 | D+2.6 |
| Schuyler | 1,116 54.6% | 912 44.6% | 15 | 2,043 | D+10.0 |
| Barry | 995 49.7% | 1,005 50.2% | 2 | 2,002 | R+0.5 |
| Osage | 959 48.4% | 1,012 51.0% | 12 | 1,983 | R+2.7 |
| Phelps | 1,200 61.2% | 762 38.8% | 1,962 | D+22.3 | |
| Benton | 847 43.6% | 1,095 56.4% | 1,942 | R+12.8 | |
| Perry | 1,105 60.1% | 733 39.9% | 1 | 1,839 | D+20.2 |
| Cedar | 909 49.6% | 925 50.4% | 1,834 | R+0.9 | |
| Stoddard | 1,390 77.2% | 411 22.8% | 1,801 | D+54.4 | |
| Crawford | 1,029 57.6% | 759 42.4% | 1,788 | D+15.1 | |
| Morgan | 1,035 58.0% | 750 42.0% | 1,785 | D+16.0 | |
| Laclede | 1,008 57.9% | 727 41.8% | 6 | 1,741 | D+16.1 |
| Gasconade | 520 30.2% | 1,200 69.7% | 1 | 1,721 | R+39.5 |
| Madison | 1,263 73.6% | 452 26.4% | 1,715 | D+47.3 | |
| Texas | 1,136 67.0% | 559 33.0% | 1,695 | D+34.0 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,143 67.8% | 544 32.2% | 1,687 | D+35.5 | |
| Mississippi | 1,188 72.4% | 454 27.6% | 1,642 | D+44.7 | |
| Barton | 753 49.9% | 720 47.7% | 36 | 1,509 | D+2.2 |
| Bollinger | 940 62.3% | 568 37.7% | 1,508 | D+24.7 | |
| Miller | 665 44.2% | 830 55.2% | 8 | 1,503 | R+11.0 |
| Wayne | 1,104 73.6% | 397 26.4% | 1,501 | D+47.1 | |
| Scott | 1,132 77.4% | 330 22.6% | 1,462 | D+54.9 | |
| Dallas | 661 45.7% | 766 53.0% | 19 | 1,446 | R+7.3 |
| Christian | 489 34.7% | 918 65.1% | 4 | 1,411 | R+30.4 |
| Worth | 684 50.0% | 645 47.1% | 40 | 1,369 | D+2.8 |
| New Madrid | 1,038 78.6% | 283 21.4% | 1,321 | D+57.2 | |
| Wright | 616 47.2% | 690 52.8% | 1,306 | R+5.7 | |
| Dent | 824 64.9% | 445 35.1% | 1,269 | D+29.9 | |
| Dunklin | 1,145 92.6% | 92 7.4% | 1,237 | D+85.1 | |
| Iron | 793 67.3% | 386 32.7% | 1,179 | D+34.5 | |
| Camden | 544 46.3% | 630 53.7% | 1,174 | R+7.3 | |
| Pulaski | 744 64.6% | 407 35.4% | 1,151 | D+29.3 | |
| McDonald | 741 64.9% | 398 34.9% | 2 | 1,141 | D+30.1 |
| Maries | 828 76.5% | 255 23.5% | 1,083 | D+52.9 | |
| Hickory | 403 39.1% | 627 60.8% | 1 | 1,031 | R+21.7 |
| Howell | 501 52.8% | 447 47.2% | 948 | D+5.7 | |
| Butler | 681 74.8% | 229 25.2% | 910 | D+49.7 | |
| Douglas | 187 21.2% | 696 78.8% | 883 | R+57.6 | |
| Taney | 347 46.6% | 397 53.4% | 744 | R+6.7 | |
| Oregon | 671 90.4% | 71 9.6% | 742 | D+80.9 | |
| Pemiscot | 736 99.2% | 5 0.7% | 1 | 742 | D+98.5 |
| Reynolds | 619 84.4% | 114 15.6% | 733 | D+68.9 | |
| Ozark | 238 36.6% | 413 63.4% | 651 | R+26.9 | |
| Stone | 158 27.3% | 421 72.7% | 579 | R+45.4 | |
| Ripley | 434 79.5% | 112 20.5% | 546 | D+59.0 | |
| Shannon | 412 81.3% | 95 18.7% | 507 | D+62.5 | |
| Carter | 249 75.7% | 80 24.3% | 329 | D+51.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1876; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens (R) | R+5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt (R) | R+3.0 |
| 2000 | Bob Holden (D) | D+0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+16.7 |
| 1992 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+17.4 |
| 1988 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1980 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Kit Bond (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+21.6 |
| 1964 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+24.1 |
| 1960 | John M. Dalton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1956 | James T. Blair Jr. (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Forrest Smith (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1944 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1940 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.2 |
| 1936 | Lloyd C. Stark (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1932 | Guy Brasfield Park (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1928 | Henry S. Caulfield (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1924 | Sam Aaron Baker (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Hyde (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1916 | Frederick D. Gardner (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1912 | Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) | D+17.0 |
| 1908 | Herbert S. Hadley (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1904 | Joseph W. Folk (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1900 | Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1896 | Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1892 | William J. Stone (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1888 | David Rowland Francis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1884 | John Sappington Marmaduke (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1880 | Thomas T. Crittenden (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1876 | John S. Phelps (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1874 | Charles H. Hardin (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1872 | Silas Woodson (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1870 | Benjamin Gratz Brown (other) | |
| 1868 | Joseph W. McClurg (R) | R+13.3 |