1869 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1869 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2.
Governor William Clafin was re-elected to a second consecutive one-year term, defeating Democrat John Quincy Adams II and Edwin Chamberlain, the nominee of the new Labor Reform Party.
General election
Candidates
- John Quincy Adams II, former State Representative from Quincy and nominee for Governor in 1868
- Edwin Chamberlain
- William Claflin, incumbent Governor