Election Name: | 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1881 |
Next Election: | 1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1883 |
Nominee1: | Benjamin Franklin Butler |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Alliance1: | Greenback Party |
Popular Vote1: | 133,946 |
Percentage1: | 52.27% |
Nominee2: | Robert R. Bishop |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 119,947 |
Percentage2: | 46.82% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Davis Long |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Benjamin Franklin Butler |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.
Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party.[1] [2] [3]