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1888 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Oliver Ames won the 1888 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Oliver Ames received 180,849 popular votes (52.71%). The main challenger was William Russell (44.53%).

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

Ames +8.2 pts · won by 28,069 votes
Oliver AmesRepublicanWINNER52.71%
180,849 votes
William RussellDemocratic44.53%
152,780 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.