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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1896 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1896 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 07, 1897 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1898 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur February 14, 2024 08:58am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Manual for the use of the General Court for 1897, p. 368 [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won03/05/1896
NameRoger Wolcott Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/05/1896 - 01/07/1897 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1897
NameRoger Wolcott Votes165,095 (61.19%)
Term01/03/1898 - 01/03/1899 Margin85,543 (+31.71%)
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Name (I) Gov. Roger Wolcott Rep. George Fred Williams Mayor Frederick O. Prince Thomas C. Brophy Allen Coffin (W) Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic National Democrat Socialist Labor Prohibition Other  
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Certified Votes 258,204 (67.06%) 103,662 (26.92%) 14,164 (3.68%) 4,548 (1.18%) 4,472 (1.16%) 14 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -154,542 (-40.13%) -244,040 (-63.38%) -253,656 (-65.87%) -253,732 (-65.89%) -258,190 (-67.05%)  
Fusion Votes
Democratic93,934
PoP People's Party (Populist)5,907
NPD No Party Designation3,821
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Sep 10, 1896 06:00pm News Massachusetts Prohibition - Two Conventions of the Party Held in Boston Yesterday.  Not Available Chronicler 

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