1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

←  1898 November 8, 1899 1900  →

Nominee W. Murray Crane Robert Treat Paine Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,902 103,802 Percentage 56.46% 34.70%

County results Crane:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Paine:      50–60%

Governor before election Roger Wolcott Republican Elected Governor W. Murray Crane Republican

The 1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1899. Incumbent Republican Governor Roger Wolcott did not run for re-election to a fourth one-year term. Lt. Governor W. Murray Crane was elected to succeed him, defeating Democrat Robert Treat Paine.

General election

Candidates

• Albert B. Coats (Prohibition)
• W. Murray Crane, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (Republican)
• Robert Treat Paine Jr. (Democratic)
• George R. Peare (Socialist Labor)
• Winfield P. Porter (Social Democratic)

Results

1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	W. Murray Crane	168,902	56.46%	3.70
	Democratic	Robert Treat Paine Jr.	103,802	34.70%	0.72
	Socialist Labor	George R. Peare	10,778	3.60%	0.43
	Social Democratic	Winfield P. Porter	8,262	2.76%	1.58
	Prohibition	Albert B. Coats	7,402	2.47%	0.98
	Write-in	All others	20	0.01%	0.02
Total votes			299,166	100.00%

See also

• 1899 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. "MA Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
2. "1899 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 21, 2020.