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The1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1887. IncumbentRepublican governorOliver Ames was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former U.S. representativeHenry B. Lovering.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Oliver Ames (incumbent) | 136,000 | 51.12% |  0.93 | |
| Democratic | Henry B. Lovering | 118,394 | 44.50% |  1.81 | |
| Prohibition | William H. Earle | 10,945 | 4.11% | 0.72 | |
| Labor | Charles E. Marks | 595 | 0.22% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 98 | 0.04% | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 266,032 | 100.00% | |||
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