1889 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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 County results Brackett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Russell: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1889 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889. Incumbent Republican governor Oliver Ames did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office. He was succeeded by his lieutenant governor, John Q. A. Brackett, who defeated Democratic mayor of Cambridge William Russell.
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Q. A. Brackett | 127,357 | 48.40% |  4.31
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| Democratic | William E. Russell | 120,582 | 45.83% |  1.30
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| Prohibition | John Blackmer | 15,108 | 5.74% | 3.01
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| Write-in | All others | 64 | 0.02% | 0.01
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| Total votes | 263,047 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MA Governor, 1889". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "1889 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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