1877 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 6, 1877.
Governor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Alexander H. Rice | 91,255 | 49.47% | ||
Democratic | William Gaston | 73,185 | 39.68% | ||
Prohibition | Robert C. Pitman | 16,354 | 8.87% | ||
Greenback | Wendell Phillips | 3,552 | 1.93% | ||
Others | Others | 108 | 0.06% | ||
Republican hold | Swing |
Lt. Governor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Horatio G. Knight | 95,337 | 51.69% | ||
Democratic | William R. Plunkett[3] | 72,821 | 39.48% | ||
Prohibition | Elijah A. Morse | 13,082 | 7.09% | ||
Greenback | Dyer Lum | 2,661 | 1.44% | ||
Others | Others | 526 | 0.29% | ||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "1877 Massachusetts governor results".
- ^ a b Manual for the General Court, 1878. Boston, MA: Rand, Avery, & Co., Printers to the Commonwealth. 1878.
- ^ Porterfield, Jason. Problems and Progress in American Politics: The Growth of the Democratic Party in the Late 1800s.