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1884 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1884 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

George D. Robinson won the 1884 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. George D. Robinson received 159,345 popular votes (52.4%). The main challenger was William C. Endicott (36.77%).

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

Robinson +15.6 pts · won by 47,516 votes
George D. RobinsonRepublicanWINNER52.4%
159,345 votes
William C. EndicottDemocratic36.77%
111,829 votes
Matthew J. McCaffertyGreen8.01%
24,363 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.