1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 8, 1898

Nominee Roger Wolcott Alexander B. Bruce Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 191,146 107,960 Percentage 60.16% 33.98%

County results Wolcott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Roger Wolcott Republican Elected Governor Roger Wolcott Republican

The 1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Republican Governor Roger Wolcott was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democratic former mayor of Lawrence Alexander B. Bruce.

General election

Candidates

• Alexander B. Bruce, former mayor of Lawrence (Democratic)
• George R. Peare (Socialist Labor)
• Winfield P. Porter (Social Democratic)
• Samuel B. Shapleigh (Prohibition)
• Roger Wolcott, incumbent Governor since 1897 (Republican)

Results

1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roger Wolcott (incumbent)	191,146	60.16%	1.03
	Democratic	Alexander B. Bruce	107,960	33.98%	4.49
	Socialist Labor	George R. Peare	10,063	3.17%	0.83
	Prohibition	Samuel B. Shapleigh	4,734	1.49%	0.34
	Social Democratic	Winfield P. Porter	3,749	1.18%	N/A
	Write-in	All others	83	0.03%	0.02
Total votes			317,735	100.00%

See also

• 1898 Massachusetts legislature