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1859 Massachusetts Governor Election
Massachusetts · 3 candidates
Banks +21.6 pts · won by 23,478 votes
Nathaniel BanksRepublicanWINNER54.02%
58,804 votes
Benjamin Franklin ButlerDemocratic32.45%
35,326 votes
George N. BriggsKnow Nothing13.2%
14,365 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.