The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.

Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party.

Republican nomination Candidates Robert R. Bishop, president of the Massachusetts Senate William W. Crapo, U.S. representative from New Bedford

Declined William W. Rice, U.S. representative from Worcester

Results

General election Results

Lt. governor

See also 1882 Massachusetts legislature

References