1888 West Virginia gubernatorial election

November 6, 1888


Nominee	Aretas B. Fleming	Nathan Goff Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	78,798	78,904
Percentage	49.21%	49.27%

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Emanuel Willis Wilson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Aretas B. Fleming
Democratic

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The 1888 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1888, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that outgoing governor Emmanuel Willis Wilson would remain Governor; State Senate President Robert S. Carr had claimed authority until the Court reached its decision. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr. As a result, Fleming did not assume the office until February 6, 1890.^[1]

Results[]

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1888^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aretas B. Fleming	78,798	49.21
	Republican	Nathan Goff Jr.	78,904	49.27
	Other	Others	2,437	1.52
Total votes			160,139	100
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ "West Virginia Archives & History: Emanuel Willis Wilson". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 06, 1888". Retrieved May 31, 2016.

External links[]

West Virginia History: The West Virginia Gubernatorial Election Contest 1888-1890

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