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1897 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1897 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Roger Wolcott won the 1897 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Roger Wolcott received 165,095 popular votes (61.95%). The main challenger was George Fred Williams (29.49%).

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

Wolcott +32.5 pts · won by 85,543 votes
Roger WolcottRepublicanWINNER61.95%
165,095 votes
George Fred WilliamsDemocratic29.49%
79,552 votes
William EverettDemocratic5.14%
13,897 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.4% 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.