The 1888 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Job Adams Cooper defeated Democratic nominee Thomas M. Patterson with 53.84% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Job Adams Cooper, Republican
- Thomas M. Patterson, Democratic
Other candidates
- William C. Stover, Prohibition
- Gilbert De La Matyr, Greenback
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Bent
- Boulder
- Chaffee
- Conejos
- Delta
- Gunnison
- Jefferson
- La Plata
- Lake
- Larimer
- Ouray
- Pueblo
- Weld
- San Miguel
- Summit
- Saguache
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Tied to Republican