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. Gardiner 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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1875_Liberian_general_election