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1891 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1891 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

William Russell won the 1891 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. William Russell received 157,982 popular votes (49.12%). The main challenger was Charles H. Allen (47.11%).

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

Russell +2.0 pts · won by 6,467 votes
William RussellDemocraticWINNER49.12%
157,982 votes
Charles H. AllenRepublican47.11%
151,515 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% 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.