1884 Missouri gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1880 Missouri gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1880

| next_election = 1888 Missouri gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1888

| election_date = November 4, 1884

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = John S. Marmaduke

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 218,885

| percentage1 = 50.05%

| image2 = x150px

| nominee2 = Nicholas Ford

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 207,939

| percentage2 = 47.55%

| map_image = 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 270px

| map_caption = County results
Marmaduke: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}}
Ford: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Thomas Theodore Crittenden

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = John S. Marmaduke

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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The 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Confederate general John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks.

Marmaduke died in 1887 and was replaced for the remainder of this term by Lt. Gov. Albert P. Morehouse.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/governors.asp|title = Missouri Governors}}