1891 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1891 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1891. Incumbent Democratic governor William Russell was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican U.S. representative Charles H. Allen.
Russell was the first Democratic governor of Massachusetts re-elected to a second term in office since George S. Boutwell in 1851 and the first ever re-elected by popular vote.
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | William E. Russell (incumbent) | 157,982 | 49.12% |  0.09
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| Republican | Charles H. Allen | 151,515 | 47.11% |  1.07
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| Prohibition | Charles E. Kimball | 8,968 | 2.79% | 1.96
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| Populist | Henry Winn | 1,749 | 0.54% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Henry W. Robinson | 1,429 | 0.44% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 7 | 0.00% | 
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| Total votes | 321,650 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MA Governor, 1891". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "1891 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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