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The 1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6.
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Robinson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Butler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Governor Benjamin Butler ran for re-election on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative George D. Robinson.[1][2][3]
In the concurrent but separate election for Lieutenant Governor, Republican Oliver Ames was re-elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George D. Robinson | 996 | 87.52% | |
Republican | Charles Francis Adams Jr. | 117 | 10.28% | |
Republican | George A. Bruce | 35 | 3.08% | |
Republican | Thomas Talbot | 6 | 0.53% | |
Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge | 5 | 0.44% | |
Republican | Charles R. Codman Sr. | 3 | 0.26% | |
Republican | Benjamin W. Harris | 2 | 0.18% | |
Republican | Rufus S. Frost | 1 | 0.09% | |
Republican | Alexander H. Rice | 1 | 0.09% | |
Republican | Alanson W. Beard | 1 | 0.09% | |
Republican | Henry B. Pierce | 1 | 0.09% | |
Total votes | 1,138 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George D. Robinson | 160,092 | 51.25% | ||
Democratic | Benjamin Franklin Butler (inc.) | 150,228 | 48.10% | ||
Prohibition | Charles Almy | 1,881 | 0.60% | ||
Others | Others | 156 | 0.05% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Oliver Ames (inc.) | 161,399 | 51.69% | ||
Democratic | James S. Greenfield[7] | 147,661 | 47.29% | ||
Prohibition | John Blackmer[8] | 1,911 | 0.61% | ||
Greenback | Nathaniel S. Cushing[9] | 1,091 | 0.35% | ||
Others | Others | 154 | 0.05% | ||
Republican hold | Swing |
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