1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1881 November 7, 1882 (1882-11-07) 1883  
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Nominee Benjamin Franklin Butler Robert R. Bishop
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Greenback
Popular vote133,946119,947
Percentage52.27%46.82%

Governor before election

John Davis Long
Republican

Elected Governor

Benjamin Franklin Butler
Democratic

The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.

Contents

Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party. [1] [2] [3]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Declined

Results

1882 Massachusetts Republican convention [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert R. Bishop 673 52.41%
Republican William W. Crapo 56443.93%
Republican Scattering473.66
Total votes1,284 100.00%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1882 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin Franklin Butler 133,946 52.27%
Republican Robert R. Bishop 119,99746.82%
Prohibition Charles Almy2,1370.83%
OthersOthers1980.08%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Lt. Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1882 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Oliver Ames 134,353 52.22%
Democratic Samuel W. Bowerman [8] 116,64745.34%
Greenback George Dutton [9] 4,0331.57%
Prohibition John Blackmer [10] 2,1410.83%
OthersOthers870.03%
Republican hold Swing

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References

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  4. "State Politics" . Fitchburg Sentinel . April 29, 1882. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. "Bay State Republicans". September 21, 1882. p. 2.
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  7. 1 2 Manual for the Use of the General Court, 1883. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers. 1883.
  8. "Democratic State Ticket". Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1882. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  9. "Fitchburg Sentinel from Fitchburg, Massachusetts on September 23, 1880 · Page 1".
  10. "Past Prohibition Party Candidates...MA Vote Records".