1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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.

1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 2, 1886
 
Nominee Oliver Ames John F. Andrew
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,346 112,883
Percentage 50.19% 46.31%

Governor before election

George D. Robinson
Republican

Elected Governor

Oliver Ames
Republican

General election

Candidates

  • 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

1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Oliver Ames 122,346 50.19% Decrease3.34
Democratic John F. Andrew 112,883 46.31% Increase3.22
Prohibition Thomas J. Lothrop 8,251 3.39% Increase1.14
Write-in All others 128 0.05% Decrease0.02
Independent George E. McNeill 112 0.05% N/A
Independent James Sumner 49 0.02% N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Total votes 243,769 100.00%

See also

  1. Sumner was the Greenback nominee in 1885 and received 1.06% of the vote.

References

  1. "MA Governor, 1886". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. "1886 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.