Electoral History
| Indiana gubernatorial election, 1888 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Alvin P. Hovey | 281,752 | 49% | |
| Democratic | Courtland C. Matson | 280,603 | 48.8% | |
| Prohibition | JS Hughes | 9,920 | 2.2% | |
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