1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Nathaniel Banks Erasmus Beach Amos Lawrence
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 68,700 38,298 12,084
Percentage 57.61% 32.12% 10.13%

County results
Banks:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
Republican

Elected Governor

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
Republican

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.