1880 Missouri gubernatorial election

1880 Missouri gubernatorial election
November 2, 1880
 
Nominee Thomas Theodore Crittenden David Patterson Dyer Luman Brown
Party Democratic Republican Greenback
Popular vote 207,670 153,636 36,340
Percentage 52.23% 38.64% 9.14%

County results
Crittenden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Dyer:      30–40%      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Brown:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election

John S. Phelps
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Democratic

The 1880 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Thomas Theodore Crittenden, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Greenback nominee Luman A. Brown.

Missouri returned to electing its governor to a 4-year term, instead of a 2-year term.