Election Name: | 1890 Colorado gubernatorial election |
Country: | Colorado |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1888 Colorado gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1888 |
Next Election: | 1892 Colorado gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1892 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1890 |
Image1: | File:John Long Routt (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | John Long Routt |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 41,827 |
Percentage1: | 50.11% |
Nominee2: | Caldwell Yeaman |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 35,359 |
Percentage2: | 42.36% |
Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | John G. Coy |
Party3: | Labor Party (United States, 19th century) |
Popular Vote3: | 5,199 |
Percentage3: | 6.23% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Job Adams Cooper |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Long Routt |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1890 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Republican nominee John Long Routt defeated Democratic nominee Caldwell Yeaman with 50.11% of the vote.
Democratic
John Long Routt, former governor
Republican
Caldwell Yeaman, former judge
Union Labor
John G. Coy, activist and journalist
Prohibition
John A. Elett, prohibitionist