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1885 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1885 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

George D. Robinson won the 1885 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. George D. Robinson received 112,243 popular votes (53.53%). The main challenger was Frederick O. Prince (43.09%).

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

Robinson +10.4 pts · won by 21,897 votes
George D. RobinsonRepublicanWINNER53.53%
112,243 votes
Frederick O. PrinceDemocratic43.09%
90,346 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.4% 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.