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1887 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1887 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Oliver Ames won the 1887 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Oliver Ames received 136,000 popular votes (51.12%). The main challenger was Henry B. Lovering (44.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Ames and Lovering

Ames +6.6 pts · won by 17,606 votes
Oliver AmesRepublicanWINNER51.12%
136,000 votes
Henry B. LoveringDemocratic44.5%
118,394 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.4% 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.