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.
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General election
editCandidates
edit- 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Roger Wolcott (incumbent) | 191,146 | 60.16% |  1.03
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| Democratic | Alexander B. Bruce | 107,960 | 33.98% |  4.49
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| Socialist Labor | George R. Peare | 10,063 | 3.17% | 0.83
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| Prohibition | Samuel B. Shapleigh | 4,734 | 1.49% | 0.34
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| Social Democratic | Winfield P. Porter | 3,749 | 1.18% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 83 | 0.03% | 0.02
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| Total votes | 317,735 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MA Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "1898 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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