1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Russell John Q. A. Brackett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,507 131,454 Percentage 49.21% 46.04%

County results Russell:     40–50%     50–60% Brackett:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election John Q. A. Brackett Republican Elected Governor William Russell Democratic

The1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. IncumbentRepublican governorJohn Q. A. Brackett ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic mayor of CambridgeWilliam Russell.

• John Blackmer, nominee for governor in 1889 (Prohibition)
• John Q. A. Brackett, incumbent governor since January 1890 (Republican)
• William Russell, former mayor of Cambridge and nominee for governor in 1888 and 1889 (Democratic)

1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William E. Russell	140,507	49.21%	3.39
	Republican	John Q. A. Brackett (incumbent)	131,454	46.04%	2.36
	Prohibition	John Blackmer	13,554	4.75%	0.99
	Write-in	All others	11	0.00%
Total votes			271,972	100.00%

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