1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.

Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party.

Republican nomination

Candidates

• William W. Crapo, U.S. Representative from New Bedford
• Robert R. Bishop, President of the Massachusetts Senate

Declined

• William W. Rice, U.S. Representative from Worcester

Results

General election

Results

Lt. Governor

See also

• 1882 Massachusetts legislature

References