1878 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Colorado
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  Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate
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Party
Popular Vote
Horace A. W. TaborRepublican 13,891 48.74%
Thomas M. FieldDemocratic 11,968 41.99%
P. A. SimmonsGreenback 2,641 9.27%
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Election Notes:
  • The Senate Journal has a misprint for Field in Clear Creek County. This has been corrected using the 1/8/1879 Rocky Mountain News (of Denver).
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 10/9/1878 Colorado Transcript (of Golden).
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Colorado General Assembly. Senate Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado Second Session, Colorado General Assembly (https://lawcollections.colorado.edu/colorado-house-and-senate-journals/islandora/object/journals%3A101873) (accessed 09 Dec 2023)
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