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1892 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

William Russell won the 1892 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. William Russell received 186,377 popular votes (49.03%). The main challenger was William H. Haile (48.36%).

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

Russell +0.7 pts · won by 2,534 votes
William RussellDemocraticWINNER49.03%
186,377 votes
William H. HaileRepublican48.36%
183,843 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% 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.