1859_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election

1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	County results ; Banks: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Nathaniel Prentiss Banks; Republican	Elected Governor ; Nathaniel Prentiss Banks; Republican

1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Election

The 1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial elections was held on November 2. Incumbent Republican Governor Nathaniel Banks was easily re-elected to a third term in office in a race featuring three Governors of Massachusetts: incumbent Governor Banks, former Governor George Nixon Briggs (1844–51), and future Governor Benjamin Franklin Butler (1882–83).

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Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 119. ISBN 9780786414390.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (incumbent)	58,804	54.02%	3.59
	Democratic	Benjamin Franklin Butler	35,326	32.45%	0.33
	Know Nothing	George Nixon Briggs	14,365	13.20%	3.07
Total votes			108,140	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

1859_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election

1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

General election

Candidates

Results

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