1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1887. Incumbent Republican governor Oliver Ames was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former U.S. representative Henry B. Lovering.
General election
Candidates
- Oliver Ames, incumbent governor
- William H. Earle
- Henry B. Lovering, former U.S. representative and mayor of Lynn
- Charles E. Marks