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1896 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Roger Wolcott won the 1896 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Roger Wolcott received 258,204 popular votes (67.06%). The main challenger was George Fred Williams (26.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolcott and Williams

Wolcott +40.1 pts · won by 154,542 votes
Roger WolcottRepublicanWINNER67.06%
258,204 votes
George Fred WilliamsDemocratic26.92%
103,662 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.0% 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.