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1890 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

William Russell won the 1890 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. William Russell received 140,507 popular votes (49.21%). The main challenger was John Q. A. Brackett (46.04%).

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

Russell +3.2 pts · won by 9,053 votes
William RussellDemocraticWINNER49.21%
140,507 votes
John Q. A. BrackettRepublican46.04%
131,454 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.