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1898 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Roger Wolcott won the 1898 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Roger Wolcott received 191,146 popular votes (60.16%). The main challenger was Alexander B Bruce (33.98%).

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

Wolcott +26.2 pts · won by 83,186 votes
Roger WolcottRepublicanWINNER60.16%
191,146 votes
Alexander B BruceDemocratic33.98%
107,960 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.9% 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.