1875 Liberian general election

1875 Liberian general election
May 1875
Presidential election
 
Nominee James Spriggs Payne Anthony W. Gardner
Party Republican TWP
President before election

Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Republican

 Elected President

James Spriggs Payne
Republican

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1875. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for former President James Spriggs Payne of the Republican Party,[1] who defeated Anthony W. Gardner of the True Whig Party.[2]

Payne took office on 3 January 1876.

References

  1. ↑ Elections in Liberia Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine African Elections Database
  2. ↑ Carl Patrick Burrowes (1995). "Democracy Or Disarmament: Some Second Thoughts On Amos Sawyer And Contemporary Politicians". Liberian Studies Journal. XX (1): 117–125.
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