1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1886 Presidential no 1885 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1885 1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1887 November 2, 1886 File:Gov-Oliver Ames 1885.jpg 150x150px Oliver Ames Republican Party (United States) 122,346 50.19% File:John Forrester Andrew (cropped).png John F. Andrew Democratic Party (United States) 112,883 46.31% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Ames: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Andrew: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor George D. Robinson Republican Party (United States) Oliver Ames Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Incumbent Republican governor George D. Robinson did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office. He was succeeded by his lieutenant governor Oliver Ames, who defeated Democratic former state senator John F. Andrew. General election Candidates Oliver Ames, lieutenant governor (Republican) John F. Andrew, former state senator from Boston (Democratic) Thomas J. Lothrop, candidate for governor in 1885 (Prohibition) George E. McNeill (independent) James Sumner, Greenback nominee for governor in 1885 (independent) Results 1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266529 MA Governor, 1886 Our Campaigns 28 February 2021https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1886&f=0&off=5 1886 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts US Election Atlas 28 February 2021 Republican Party (United States) Oliver Ames 122,346 50.19% 3.34 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Andrew 112,883 46.31% 3.22 Prohibition Party (United States) Thomas J. Lothrop 8,251 3.39% 1.14 Write-in All others 128 0.05% 0.02 Independent (politician) George E. McNeill 112 0.05% N/A Independent (politician) James Sumner 49 0.02% 1.04 243,769 100.00% See also 1886 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1886 Massachusetts Category:November 1886 in the United States