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The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.
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
- William W. Crapo, U.S. Representative from New Bedford
- Robert R. Bishop, President of the Massachusetts Senate
Declined
- William W. Rice, U.S. Representative from Worcester[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert R. Bishop | 673 | 52.41% | |
| Republican | William W. Crapo | 564 | 43.93% | |
| Republican | Scattering | 47 | 3.66 | |
| Total votes | 1,284 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Franklin Butler | 133,946 | 52.27% | ||
| Republican | Robert R. Bishop | 119,997 | 46.82% | ||
| Prohibition | Charles Almy | 2,137 | 0.83% | ||
| Others | Others | 198 | 0.08% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
Lt. Governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Oliver Ames | 134,353 | 52.22% | ||
| Democratic | Samuel W. Bowerman[8] | 116,647 | 45.34% | ||
| Greenback | George Dutton[9] | 4,033 | 1.57% | ||
| Prohibition | John Blackmer[10] | 2,141 | 0.83% | ||
| Others | Others | 87 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (2004). Others: Third Party Politics from the Nation's Founding to the Rise and Fall of the Greenback-Labor Party. Vol I. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc. p. 547. ISBN 0-595-31723-5.
- ^ Gillespie, J. David (2012). Challengers to Duopoly: Why Third Parties Matter in American Two-Party Politics. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-013-9.
- ^ Kennedy, Robert C. "On This Day: August 30, 1884". New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "State Politics". Fitchburg Sentinel. April 29, 1882. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Bay State Republicans". September 21, 1882. p. 2.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1882". OurCampaigns. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Manual for the Use of the General Court, 1883. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers. 1883.
- ^ "Democratic State Ticket". Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1882. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Fitchburg Sentinel from Fitchburg, Massachusetts on September 23, 1880 · Page 1".
- ^ "Past Prohibition Party Candidates...MA Vote Records".