The 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Incumbent Republican Governor George D. Robinson did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office. He was succeeded by his Lt. Governor Oliver Ames, who defeated Democratic former State Senator John F. Andrew.
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 County results Ames: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Andrew: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Oliver Ames, lieutenant governor (Republican)
- John F. Andrew, former state senator from Boston (Democratic)
- Thomas J. Lothrop, candidate for governor in 1885 (Prohibition)
- George E. McNeill (independent)
- James Sumner, Greenback nominee for governor in 1885 (independent)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Oliver Ames | 122,346 | 50.19% |  3.34
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| Democratic | John F. Andrew | 112,883 | 46.31% |  3.22
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| Prohibition | Thomas J. Lothrop | 8,251 | 3.39% | 1.14
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| Write-in | All others | 128 | 0.05% | 0.02
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| Independent | George E. McNeill | 112 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Independent | James Sumner | 49 | 0.02% | N/A[a] | |
| Total votes | 243,769 | 100.00% | |||
See also edit
- ^ Sumner was the Greenback nominee in 1885 and received 1.06% of the vote.
References edit
- ^ "MA Governor, 1886". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "1886 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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