Election Name: | 1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1880 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1880 |
Next Election: | 1888 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1888 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | October 14, 1884 |
Nominee1: | Emanuel Willis Wilson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 71,408 |
Percentage1: | 51.95% |
Nominee2: | Edwin Maxwell |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 66,059 |
Percentage2: | 48.05% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jacob B. Jackson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Emanuel Willis Wilson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1884 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 14, 1884, to elect the governor of West Virginia.[1]
Other sources give different vote totals.[2]