1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.
Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party.
Republican nomination
Candidates
- William W. Crapo, U.S. Representative from New Bedford
- Robert R. Bishop, President of the Massachusetts Senate
Declined
- William W. Rice, U.S. Representative from Worcester