Governor Election Ballot, Regular Republican Nominations

Regular Republican Nominations (with paster) – ca.1880s. Alfred Littlefield served three terms as governor from 1880 to 1883. In 1880 the Prohibition Party, a rebellious faction of the Republican party, caused a split in Republican support for Littlefield and as such he did not receive a majority. This no choice sent the gubernatorial election to the legislature in which Littlefield was elected. By 1881 the Prohibition Party was less prominent and Littlefield defeated his Democratic opponent Horace Kimball by a more the 2 to 1 majority. Note the use of a ballot paster in SSID: 3146078 in which the name of Samuel Colt has been pasted over the name initially printed on the ticket of Willard Sayles for the office of Attorney General. Ballot pasters were used in order to allow voters the option of over-riding any party selected candidate. 15.4 cm X 9.5 cm