1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 8, 1881.

1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 8, 1881

Nominee John Davis Long Charles Perkins Thompson Party Republican Democratic Running mate Byron Weston James H. Carleton Popular vote 96,609 54,586 Percentage 61.22% 34.59%

Governor before election John Davis Long Republican Elected Governor John Davis Long Republican

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1881[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Davis Long	96,609	61.22%
	Democratic	Charles Perkins Thompson	54,586	34.59%
	Greenback	Israel W. Andrews	4,889	3.10%
	Prohibition	Charles Almy	1,640	1.04%
	Others	Others	78	0.05%
	Republican hold		Swing

Lt. Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1881[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Byron Weston	96,850	61.40%
	Democratic	James H. Carleton[3]	54,329	34.44%
	Greenback	George Dutton[4]	4,932	3.13%
	Prohibition	John Blackmer[5]	1,596	1.01%
	Others	Others	30	0.02%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "MA Governor, 1881". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. Manual for the Use of the General Court, 1882. Boston, MA: Rand, Avery, & Co., Printers to the Commonwealth. 1882.
3. "Newspaper Clipping". Marion Banner. Marion, Kansas. 13 October 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
4. "Fitchburg Sentinel from Fitchburg, Massachusetts on September 23, 1880 · Page 1". Newspapers.com.
5. "Past Prohibition Party Candidates...MA Vote Records". www.prohibitionists.org.