Job Adams Cooper Republican
John Long Routt Republican
The 1890 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Republican nominee John Long Routt defeated Democratic nominee Caldwell Yeaman with 50.11% of the vote.
Democratic
John Long Routt, former governor
Republican
Caldwell Yeaman, former judge
Union Labor
John G. Coy, activist and journalist
Prohibition
John A. Elett, prohibitionist