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