1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| country = Massachusetts
| flag_year = 1886
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1885 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1885
| next_election = 1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1887
| election_date = November 2, 1886
| image1 = File:Gov-Oliver Ames 1885.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Oliver Ames
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 122,346
| percentage1 = 50.19%
| image2 = File:John Forrester Andrew (cropped).png
| nominee2 = John F. Andrew
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 112,883
| percentage2 = 46.31%
| map_image = 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = County results
Ames: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
Andrew: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = George D. Robinson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Oliver Ames
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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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
=Candidates=
- 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=
{{Election box begin
| title=1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266529 |title=MA Governor, 1886 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=28 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1886&f=0&off=5 |title=1886 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts
|publisher=US Election Atlas |access-date=28 February 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Oliver Ames
|votes = 122,346
|percentage = 50.19%
|change = {{decrease}}3.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John F. Andrew
|votes = 112,883
|percentage = 46.31%
|change = {{increase}}3.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas J. Lothrop
|votes = 8,251
|percentage = 3.39%
|change = {{increase}}1.14
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.05%
|change = {{decrease}}0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = George E. McNeill
|votes = 112
|percentage = 0.05%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Sumner
|votes = 49
|percentage = 0.02%
|change = N/A{{efn|Sumner was the Greenback nominee in 1885 and received 1.06% of the vote.}}
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 243,769
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
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References
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