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1871 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1871 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

William B. Washburn won the 1871 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. William B. Washburn received 75,129 popular votes (54.92%). The main challenger was John Quincy Adams II (34.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Washburn and II

Washburn +20.0 pts · won by 27,404 votes
William B. WashburnRepublicanWINNER54.92%
75,129 votes
John Quincy Adams IIDemocratic34.89%
47,725 votes
Edwin M. ChamberlainReform5.01%
6,848 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.