The 1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1899. Incumbent Republican Governor Roger Wolcott did not run for re-election to a fourth one-year term. Lt. Governor W. Murray Crane was elected to succeed him, defeating Democrat Robert Treat Paine.
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 County results Crane: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Paine: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Albert B. Coats (Prohibition)
- W. Murray Crane, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (Republican)
- Robert Treat Paine Jr. (Democratic)
- George R. Peare (Socialist Labor)
- Winfield P. Porter (Social Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | W. Murray Crane | 168,902 | 56.46% |  3.70
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| Democratic | Robert Treat Paine Jr. | 103,802 | 34.70% |  0.72
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| Socialist Labor | George R. Peare | 10,778 | 3.60% | 0.43
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| Social Democratic | Winfield P. Porter | 8,262 | 2.76% | 1.58
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| Prohibition | Albert B. Coats | 7,402 | 2.47% | 0.98
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| Write-in | All others | 20 | 0.01% | 0.02
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| Total votes | 299,166 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MA Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "1899 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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