1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1881 January 18 and 19, 1887 1893 →

280 members of the Massachusetts General Court
Majority of votes needed to win
 
Nominee Henry L. Dawes George D. Robinson John D. Long
Party Republican Republican Republican
Electoral vote 181 57 26
Percentage 65.58% 20.65% 9.42%

Senator before election

Henry L. Dawes
Republican

Elected Senator

Henry L. Dawes
Republican

The 1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1887. Republican incumbent Henry L. Dawes was re-elected to a third term over opposition from within his own party, led by former Governor John Davis Long.

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court.


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