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1863 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1863 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Albion Andrew won the 1863 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Albion Andrew received 70,483 popular votes (70.7%). The main challenger was Henry W. Paine (29.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Andrew and Paine

Andrew +41.4 pts · won by 41,276 votes
John Albion AndrewRepublicanWINNER70.7%
70,483 votes
Henry W. PaineDemocratic29.3%
29,207 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.