Election 1882 Results
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1882 Massachusetts governor election
Benjamin Franklin Butler (Democrat) beat Robert R. Bishop (Republican) in Massachusetts in 1882, 52.3% to 46.8%, a margin of 5.4 points and 13,949 votes.
Massachusetts changed party: in 1881 it went Republican, for John Davis Long.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Butler won | Democratic | 133,946 | 52.3% |
| Robert R. Bishop | Republican | 119,997 | 46.8% |
| All other candidates | 2,335 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 256,278 |
Massachusetts governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maura Healey (D) | D+29.2 |
| 2018 | Charlie Baker (R) | R+33.5 |
| 2014 | Charlie Baker (R) | R+1.9 |
| 2010 | Deval Patrick (D) | D+6.4 |
| 2006 | Deval Patrick (D) | D+20.3 |
| 2002 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+4.8 |
| 1998 | Argeo Paul Cellucci (R) | R+3.4 |
| 1994 | Bill Weld (R) | R+42.6 |
| 1990 | William F. Weld (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1986 | Michael S. Dukakis (D) | D+37.6 |
| 1982 | Michael S. Dukakis (D) | D+22.9 |
| 1978 | Edward J. King (D) | D+5.3 |
| 1974 | Michael S. Dukakis (D) | D+11.2 |
| 1970 | Francis W. Sargent (R) | R+13.9 |
| 1966 | John A. Volpe (R) | R+25.7 |
| 1964 | John A. Volpe (R) | R+1.0 |
| 1962 | Endicott Peabody (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1960 | John A. Volpe (R) | R+5.7 |
| 1958 | Foster Furcolo (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1956 | Foster Furcolo (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1954 | Christian A. Herter (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1952 | Christian A. Herter (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1950 | Paul A. Dever (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1948 | Paul A. Dever (D) | D+18.5 |
| 1946 | Robert F. Bradford (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1944 | Maurice J. Tobin (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1942 | Leverett Saltonstall (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1940 | Leverett Saltonstall (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1938 | Leverett Saltonstall (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1936 | Charles F. Hurley (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1934 | James Michael Curley (D) | D+7.4 |
| 1932 | Joseph B. Ely (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1930 | Joseph B. Ely (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1928 | Frank G. Allen (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1926 | Alvan T. Fuller (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1924 | Alvan T. Fuller (R) | R+13.8 |
| 1922 | Channing H. Cox (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1920 | Channing H. Cox (R) | R+36.8 |
| 1919 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1918 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1917 | Samuel W. McCall (R) | R+23.3 |
| 1916 | Samuel W. McCall (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1915 | Samuel W. McCall (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1914 | David I. Walsh (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1913 | David I. Walsh (D) | D+14.4 |
| 1912 | Eugene Foss (D) | D+10.4 |
| 1911 | Eugene Foss (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1910 | Eugene Foss (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1909 | Eben S. Draper (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1908 | Eben S. Draper (R) | R+13.6 |
| 1907 | Curtis Guild Jr. (R) | R+27.7 |
| 1906 | Curtis Guild Jr. (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1905 | Curtis Guild Jr. (R) | R+5.8 |
| 1904 | William L. Douglas (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1903 | John L. Bates (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1902 | John L. Bates (R) | R+9.3 |
| 1901 | W. Murray Crane (R) | R+22.0 |
| 1900 | W. Murray Crane (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1899 | Winthrop Murray Crane (R) | R+21.8 |
| 1898 | Roger Wolcott (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1897 | Roger Wolcott (R) | R+31.7 |
| 1896 | Roger Wolcott (R) | R+40.1 |
| 1895 | Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) | R+19.7 |
| 1894 | Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) | R+19.5 |
| 1893 | Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) | R+9.8 |
| 1892 | William E. Russell (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1891 | William E. Russell (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1890 | William E. Russell (D) | D+3.2 |
| 1889 | John Q.A. Brackett (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1888 | Oliver Ames (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1887 | Oliver Ames (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1886 | Oliver Ames (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1885 | George D. Robinson (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1884 | George D. Robinson (R) | R+15.6 |
| 1883 | George D. Robinson (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1882 | Benjamin Franklin Butler (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1881 | John Davis Long (R) | R+26.6 |
| 1880 | John Davis Long (R) | R+19.0 |
| 1879 | John Davis Long (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1878 | Thomas Talbot (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1877 | Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) | R+9.8 |
| 1876 | Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) | R+12.0 |
| 1875 | Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1874 | William Gaston (D) | D+3.8 |
| 1873 | William B. Washburn (R) | R+23.6 |
| 1872 | William B. Washburn (R) | R+69.1 |
| 1871 | William B. Washburn (R) | R+20.0 |
| 1870 | William Claflin (R) | R+20.6 |
| 1869 | William Claflin (R) | R+16.9 |
| 1868 | William Claflin (R) | R+35.2 |
| 1867 | Alexander H. Bullock (R) | R+16.6 |
| 1866 | Alexander H. Bullock (R) | R+55.0 |
| 1865 | Alexander Bullock (R) | R+53.3 |