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1875 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1875 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Alexander H. Rice won the 1875 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Alexander H. Rice received 83,639 popular votes (48.3%). The main challenger was William A. Gaston (45.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Rice and Gaston

Rice +3.1 pts · won by 5,306 votes
Alexander H. RiceRepublicanWINNER48.3%
83,639 votes
William A. GastonDemocratic45.23%
78,333 votes
John I. BakerTemperance5.27%
9,124 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% 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.