1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2. Incumbent Republican governor Nathaniel Banks was easily re-elected to a second term in office, beginning a period of Republican dominance which would extended into the 1870s.
General election
Candidates
- Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, incumbent governor
- Erasmus Beach, nominee for governor in 1855, 1856, and 1857
- Amos Adams Lawrence, businessman and textile magnate