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.

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