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1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1885 November 2, 1886 1887 →
 
Nominee Oliver Ames John F. Andrew
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,346 112,883
Percentage 50.19% 46.31%

County results
Ames:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Andrew:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

George D. Robinson
Republican

Elected Governor

Oliver Ames
Republican

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 lieutenant governor Oliver Ames, who defeated Democratic former state senator John F. Andrew.

General election

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001B−QINU`"'
Total votes 243,769 100.00%

See also

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

References

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