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1878 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1878 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Talbot won the 1878 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Talbot received 134,725 popular votes (52.56%). The main challenger was Benjamin Franklin Butler (42.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Talbot and Butler

Talbot +9.9 pts · won by 25,290 votes
Thomas TalbotRepublicanWINNER52.56%
134,725 votes
Benjamin Franklin ButlerGreen42.69%
109,435 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.