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1880 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Davis Long won the 1880 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Davis Long received 164,926 popular votes (58.41%). The main challenger was Charles Perkins Thompson (39.46%).

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

Long +18.9 pts · won by 53,516 votes
John Davis LongRepublicanWINNER58.41%
164,926 votes
Charles Perkins ThompsonDemocratic39.46%
111,410 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.