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1883 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1883 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

George D. Robinson won the 1883 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. George D. Robinson received 160,092 popular votes (51.25%). The main challenger was Benjamin Franklin Butler (48.1%).

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

Robinson +3.1 pts · won by 9,864 votes
George D. RobinsonRepublicanWINNER51.25%
160,092 votes
Benjamin Franklin ButlerDemocratic48.1%
150,228 votes
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.