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1879 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1879 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Davis Long won the 1879 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Davis Long received 122,751 popular votes (50.4%). The main challenger was Benjamin Franklin Butler (44.8%).

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

Long +5.6 pts · won by 13,602 votes
John Davis LongRepublicanWINNER50.4%
122,751 votes
Benjamin Franklin ButlerDemocratic44.8%
109,149 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.