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1884 Missouri governor election
John Sappington Marmaduke (Democrat) beat Nicholas Ford (Republican) in Missouri in 1884, 50.0% to 47.5%, a margin of 2.5 points and 10,946 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Thomas T. Crittenden won.
Republicans led in 64 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 51. The largest, St. Louis City, cast 40,848 votes and went to the Republican by 10.8 points. The closest was Morgan, where 8 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 Sappington Marmaduke won | Democratic | 218,885 | 50.0% |
| Nicholas Ford | Republican | 207,939 | 47.5% |
| All other candidates | 10,529 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 437,353 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City | 18,218 44.6% | 22,630 55.4% | 40,848 | R+10.8 | |
| St. Louis | 20,336 82.2% | 4,415 17.8% | 24,751 | D+64.3 | |
| Jackson | 8,188 89.0% | 1,012 11.0% | 9,200 | D+78.0 | |
| Buchanan | 4,275 49.4% | 4,383 50.6% | 8,658 | R+1.2 | |
| Jasper | 2,846 39.9% | 4,280 60.1% | 7,126 | R+20.1 | |
| Greene | 2,517 37.4% | 4,209 62.6% | 6,726 | R+25.2 | |
| Bates | 3,319 50.9% | 3,201 49.1% | 6,520 | D+1.8 | |
| Pettis | 2,887 45.7% | 3,432 54.3% | 6,319 | R+8.6 | |
| Saline | 3,410 55.0% | 2,793 45.0% | 6,203 | D+9.9 | |
| Nodaway | 2,406 39.4% | 3,698 60.6% | 6,104 | R+21.2 | |
| Johnson | 2,826 46.4% | 3,267 53.6% | 6,093 | R+7.2 | |
| Lafayette | 3,256 55.0% | 2,661 45.0% | 5,917 | D+10.1 | |
| Pike | 2,918 52.6% | 2,632 47.4% | 5,550 | D+5.2 | |
| Macon | 2,699 49.1% | 2,794 50.9% | 5,493 | R+1.7 | |
| Vernon | 3,251 59.5% | 2,214 40.5% | 5,465 | D+19.0 | |
| Carroll | 2,523 47.0% | 2,849 53.0% | 5,372 | R+6.1 | |
| Henry | 2,847 53.8% | 2,442 46.2% | 5,289 | D+7.7 | |
| Chariton | 2,888 55.9% | 2,276 44.1% | 5,164 | D+11.9 | |
| Marion | 2,793 54.1% | 2,366 45.9% | 5,159 | D+8.3 | |
| Cass | 2,751 54.4% | 2,309 45.6% | 5,060 | D+8.7 | |
| Franklin | 1,809 36.8% | 3,102 63.2% | 4,911 | R+26.3 | |
| Randolph | 2,832 60.1% | 1,883 39.9% | 4,715 | D+20.1 | |
| Boone | 3,211 69.2% | 1,428 30.8% | 4,639 | D+38.4 | |
| Cooper | 2,182 48.9% | 2,278 51.1% | 4,460 | R+2.2 | |
| Callaway | 3,082 69.1% | 1,376 30.9% | 4,458 | D+38.3 | |
| Audrain | 2,698 61.6% | 1,679 38.4% | 4,377 | D+23.3 | |
| St. Charles | 1,761 41.7% | 2,458 58.3% | 4,219 | R+16.5 | |
| Ray | 2,528 60.0% | 1,682 40.0% | 4,210 | D+20.1 | |
| Livingston | 1,774 42.3% | 2,424 57.7% | 4,198 | R+15.5 | |
| Linn | 1,856 44.3% | 2,331 55.7% | 4,187 | R+11.3 | |
| Daviess | 1,847 44.6% | 2,292 55.4% | 4,139 | R+10.8 | |
| Monroe | 2,945 74.1% | 1,029 25.9% | 3,974 | D+48.2 | |
| Jefferson | 1,927 48.9% | 2,015 51.1% | 3,942 | R+2.2 | |
| Cape Girardeau | 1,734 44.2% | 2,191 55.8% | 3,925 | R+11.6 | |
| Clay | 2,836 73.2% | 1,037 26.8% | 3,873 | D+46.4 | |
| Harrison | 1,173 30.4% | 2,687 69.6% | 3,860 | R+39.2 | |
| Lawrence | 1,629 42.3% | 2,223 57.7% | 3,852 | R+15.4 | |
| Newton | 1,790 47.5% | 1,981 52.5% | 3,771 | R+5.1 | |
| Gentry | 1,709 45.5% | 2,044 54.5% | 3,753 | R+8.9 | |
| Clinton | 1,791 49.1% | 1,859 50.9% | 3,650 | R+1.9 | |
| Andrew | 1,396 39.5% | 2,139 60.5% | 3,535 | R+21.0 | |
| Platte | 2,418 68.8% | 1,098 31.2% | 3,516 | D+37.5 | |
| Sullivan | 1,485 43.3% | 1,941 56.7% | 3,426 | R+13.3 | |
| Montgomery | 1,697 49.7% | 1,715 50.3% | 3,412 | R+0.5 | |
| Barton | 1,573 46.2% | 1,834 53.8% | 3,407 | R+7.7 | |
| Lincoln | 1,948 57.9% | 1,419 42.1% | 3,367 | D+15.7 | |
| Howard | 1,999 59.9% | 1,336 40.1% | 3,335 | D+19.9 | |
| Adair | 1,169 35.1% | 2,164 64.9% | 3,333 | R+29.9 | |
| Lewis | 1,885 56.9% | 1,425 43.1% | 3,310 | D+13.9 | |
| Polk | 1,287 39.2% | 1,994 60.8% | 3,281 | R+21.5 | |
| Holt | 1,175 36.3% | 2,066 63.7% | 3,241 | R+27.5 | |
| St. Clair | 1,462 45.7% | 1,739 54.3% | 3,201 | R+8.7 | |
| Grundy | 974 30.7% | 2,199 69.3% | 3,173 | R+38.6 | |
| Atchison | 1,303 41.7% | 1,822 58.3% | 3,125 | R+16.6 | |
| Clark | 1,446 47.1% | 1,626 52.9% | 3,072 | R+5.9 | |
| Barry | 1,370 45.0% | 1,674 55.0% | 3,044 | R+10.0 | |
| Caldwell | 1,113 36.7% | 1,920 63.3% | 3,033 | R+26.6 | |
| De Kalb | 1,267 42.1% | 1,740 57.9% | 3,007 | R+15.7 | |
| Dade | 1,095 37.7% | 1,810 62.3% | 2,905 | R+24.6 | |
| Cole | 1,318 46.0% | 1,548 54.0% | 2,866 | R+8.0 | |
| Shelby | 1,634 57.3% | 1,220 42.7% | 2,854 | D+14.5 | |
| Cedar | 1,353 47.5% | 1,497 52.5% | 2,850 | R+5.1 | |
| Knox | 1,339 48.1% | 1,447 51.9% | 2,786 | R+3.9 | |
| Moniteau | 1,138 41.6% | 1,599 58.4% | 2,737 | R+16.8 | |
| St. Francois | 1,680 62.1% | 1,026 37.9% | 2,706 | D+24.2 | |
| Benton | 1,035 39.3% | 1,597 60.7% | 2,632 | R+21.4 | |
| Mercer | 611 23.2% | 2,017 76.8% | 2,628 | R+53.5 | |
| Putnam | 639 25.0% | 1,922 75.0% | 2,561 | R+50.1 | |
| Texas | 1,469 58.5% | 1,040 41.5% | 2,509 | D+17.1 | |
| Scotland | 1,333 53.9% | 1,138 46.1% | 2,471 | D+7.9 | |
| Webster | 958 40.4% | 1,416 59.6% | 2,374 | R+19.3 | |
| Howell | 1,224 51.8% | 1,138 48.2% | 2,362 | D+3.6 | |
| Laclede | 931 39.4% | 1,430 60.6% | 2,361 | R+21.1 | |
| Stoddard | 1,546 66.5% | 779 33.5% | 2,325 | D+33.0 | |
| Ralls | 1,531 66.2% | 782 33.8% | 2,313 | D+32.4 | |
| Miller | 905 39.5% | 1,388 60.5% | 2,293 | R+21.1 | |
| Washington | 1,172 52.0% | 1,081 48.0% | 2,253 | D+4.0 | |
| Osage | 872 39.7% | 1,327 60.3% | 2,199 | R+20.7 | |
| Wright | 766 35.9% | 1,369 64.1% | 2,135 | R+28.2 | |
| Christian | 489 23.0% | 1,636 77.0% | 2,125 | R+54.0 | |
| Schuyler | 1,019 48.3% | 1,089 51.7% | 2,108 | R+3.3 | |
| Phelps | 1,085 52.8% | 968 47.2% | 2,053 | D+5.7 | |
| Crawford | 928 45.2% | 1,124 54.8% | 2,052 | R+9.6 | |
| Morgan | 1,012 49.8% | 1,020 50.2% | 2,032 | R+0.4 | |
| Wayne | 1,165 58.2% | 836 41.8% | 2,001 | D+16.4 | |
| Bollinger | 1,082 54.4% | 908 45.6% | 1,990 | D+8.7 | |
| Gasconade | 431 21.9% | 1,537 78.1% | 1,968 | R+56.2 | |
| Dallas | 597 30.7% | 1,347 69.3% | 1,944 | R+38.6 | |
| Perry | 865 45.2% | 1,050 54.8% | 1,915 | R+9.7 | |
| Warren | 502 26.5% | 1,393 73.5% | 1,895 | R+47.0 | |
| Dent | 1,032 55.5% | 828 44.5% | 1,860 | D+11.0 | |
| Mississippi | 1,106 60.8% | 713 39.2% | 1,819 | D+21.6 | |
| Dunklin | 1,393 78.6% | 380 21.4% | 1,773 | D+57.1 | |
| Scott | 1,128 66.3% | 573 33.7% | 1,701 | D+32.6 | |
| Douglas | 253 15.0% | 1,436 85.0% | 1,689 | R+70.0 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 892 53.5% | 774 46.5% | 1,666 | D+7.1 | |
| McDonald | 922 55.8% | 729 44.2% | 1,651 | D+11.7 | |
| Worth | 609 38.6% | 967 61.4% | 1,576 | R+22.7 | |
| Hickory | 422 27.1% | 1,136 72.9% | 1,558 | R+45.8 | |
| Pulaski | 838 56.5% | 644 43.5% | 1,482 | D+13.1 | |
| New Madrid | 999 68.6% | 457 31.4% | 1,456 | D+37.2 | |
| Camden | 496 37.2% | 836 62.8% | 1,332 | R+25.5 | |
| Oregon | 1,020 78.3% | 283 21.7% | 1,303 | D+56.6 | |
| Maries | 868 66.7% | 433 33.3% | 1,301 | D+33.4 | |
| Madison | 798 61.5% | 499 38.5% | 1,297 | D+23.1 | |
| Butler | 807 62.7% | 480 37.3% | 1,287 | D+25.4 | |
| Iron | 706 56.0% | 554 44.0% | 1,260 | D+12.1 | |
| Ripley | 743 66.4% | 376 33.6% | 1,119 | D+32.8 | |
| Taney | 387 36.8% | 665 63.2% | 1,052 | R+26.4 | |
| Ozark | 275 29.4% | 659 70.6% | 934 | R+41.1 | |
| Reynolds | 717 78.0% | 202 22.0% | 919 | D+56.0 | |
| Stone | 115 13.9% | 712 86.1% | 827 | R+72.2 | |
| Pemiscot | 625 84.0% | 119 16.0% | 744 | D+68.0 | |
| Shannon | 522 76.3% | 162 23.7% | 684 | D+52.6 | |
| Carter | 258 66.2% | 132 33.8% | 390 | D+32.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1884; 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 |