1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
November 2, 1886
 
Nominee Oliver Ames John F. Andrew
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,346 112,883
Percentage 50.19% 46.31%
Ames:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Andrew:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

George D. Robinson
Republican

Elected Governor

Oliver Ames
Republican

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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.