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The 1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor George D. Robinson was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat William Crowninshield Endicott.

General election

Candidates

Results

1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George D. Robinson (incumbent) 159,345 52.40% Increase1.15
Democratic William Crowninshield Endicott 111,829 36.77% N/A[a]
Greenback Matthew J. McCafferty 24,363 8.01% N/A[a]
Prohibition Julius H. Seelye 8,542 2.81% Increase2.21
Write-in All others 36 0.01% Decrease0.04
Total votes 304,115 100.00%
  1. ^ a b In 1883, Governor Benjamin Butler was both the Democratic and Greenback nominee. However, official tallies counted his votes on both tickets together. No totals for the individual party votes for Butler is recorded.

See also

References

  1. ^ "MA Governor, 1884". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "1884 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2021.