1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4. Incumbent Republican governor George D. Robinson was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat William Crowninshield Endicott.
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November 4, 1884
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Robinson: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Endicott: 30-40% 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% Tie: 40-50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- William Crowninshield Endicott, former judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and candidate for U.S. representative in 1879 (Democratic)
- Matthew J. McCafferty, aide to former governor Benjamin Butler (Greenback)
- George D. Robinson, incumbent governor (Republican)
- Julius H. Seelye, president of Amherst College and former U.S. representative (Prohibition)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George D. Robinson (incumbent) | 159,345 | 52.40% |  1.15 | |
| Democratic | William Crowninshield Endicott | 111,829 | 36.77% | N/A | |
| Greenback | Matthew J. McCafferty | 24,363 | 8.01% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Julius H. Seelye | 8,542 | 2.81% | 2.21 | |
| Write-in | All others | 36 | 0.01% |  0.04 | |
| Total votes | 304,115 | 100.00% | |||
- In 1883, Governor Benjamin Butler was both the Democratic and Greenback nominee. However, official tallies counted his votes on both tickets together. No totals for the individual party votes for Butler is recorded, thus it is not possible to calculate the percentage change for those parties.
