1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1821 April 1, 1822 (1822-04-01) 1823  
  Governor John Brooks, c. 1820 (cropped).jpg William Eustis.jpg
Nominee John Brooks William Eustis
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote28,75121,410
Percentage57.11%42.53%

1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Brooks:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Eustis:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

John Brooks
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Brooks
Federalist

The 1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 1.

Contents

Federalist Governor John Brooks was re-elected to a seventh term in office over Republican William Eustis.

General election

Candidates

Results

1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [1] [2] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Federalist John Brooks (incumbent) 28,751 57.11% Decrease2.svg1.13
Democratic-Republican William Eustis 21,41042.53%Increase2.svg1.19
Write-in 1850.37%Decrease2.svg0.06
Total votes49,849 100.00%

Notes

  1. There is disagreement among the sources for the exact totals. The listed totals are those provided by Tufts University.

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References

  1. "Massachusetts 1822 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. "MA Governor, 1822". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2021.