1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1878 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1878 1880 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1880 1879 11 4 File:John Davis Long.jpg 150x150px John Davis Long Republican Party (United States) 122,751 50.38% File:Benjamin Franklin Butler Brady-Handy (3x4b).jpg Benjamin Butler Democratic Party (United States) Greenback Party 109,149 44.80% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Long: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Butler: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Adams: #87DE87 40-50%Tie: #D2B1D9 40-50% Governor Thomas Talbot Republican Party (United States) John Davis Long Republican Party (United States) The 1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4. Incumbent governor Thomas Talbot did not seek re-election to a second term in office; he was succeeded by lieutenant governor John Davis Long, who defeated Henry L. Pierce for the Republican nomination and Benjamin Butler in the general election. Republican nomination Candidates John Davis Long, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts Henry L. Pierce, former mayor of Boston and U.S. representative Declined Thomas Talbot, incumbent governor since 1879 (withdrew from consideration August 20) Campaign On June 20, Governor Talbot announced that he wished to retire at the end of his term and would decline the Republican nomination if offered. He formally withdrew on August 20.20 Jun 1879 Massachusetts Governorship 1 The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/06/20/81752749.html?pageNumber=1 23 Jan 2022The New York Times The Massachusetts Canvass https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/08/20/81757901.html?pageNumber=1 20 Aug 1879 1 23 Jan 2022 Following Talbot's withdrawal, the field was divided between lieutenant governor John Davis Long and former Boston mayor Henry L. Pierce, with Pierce stronger in the cities. Long's supporters felt he was guaranteed the nomination by an existing implicit agreement, having stepped aside for Talbot in 1878. However, this agreement quickly made way for the necessity of defeating Benjamin Butler, whom Republicans decried as a demagogue and communist. Supporters of Henry L. Pierce entered his name into consideration soon after Talbot's withdrawal in hopes that Long supporters would again concede to a stronger candidate, but they did not. Long and Pierce agreed on many issues, so the electability issue decided the campaign. Pierce's supporters argued that he would better appeal to liberals, independents, and Democrats, while Long had to rely on Stalwarts and prohibitionists. Though Long conceded to be as liberal as Pierce, Pierce supporters argued that his brief public record was insufficient to appeal to swing constituencies.The Republicans in Massachusetts 16 Sep 1879 4 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/09/16/80696302.html?pageNumber=4 23 Jan 2022 The New York Times Convention 1879 Massachusetts Republican ConventionThe New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/09/17/80696463.html?pageNumber=2 Stalwart Republicanism: The Nominations 17 Sep 1879 2 23 Jan 2022 John Davis Long Republican Party (US) 669 56.9% Henry L. Pierce Republican Party (US) 505 43.0% Charles Devens Republican Party (US) 1 0.1% 1,175 100% Long formally accepted the nomination at a ratification meeting on September 26. Pierce sent a letter endorsing Long.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/09/27/81762980.html?pageNumber=5 Massachusetts Republicans 5 27 Sep 1879 General election Results John Quincy Adams II, former state representative from Quincy and nominee for governor (1867–71) (Democratic) Benjamin Butler, former U.S. representative from Lowell (Greenback and Democratic) D.C. Eddy (Prohibition) John Davis Long, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (Republican) 1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1879 Massachusetts governor results https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1850661880 Manual for the Use of the General Court, 1880 https://archive.org/stream/manualforuseofge1880mass#page/266/mode/2up Boston, MA Rand, Avery, & Co., Printers to the Commonwealth Republican Party (United States) John Davis Long 122,751 50.38% Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Butler 109,149 44.80% Independent Democrat John Quincy Adams II 9,989 4.10% Prohibition Party D.C. Eddy 1,645 0.68% Others Others 108 0.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1879 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1879 Massachusetts Category:November 1879 in the United States