1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1827 April 7, 1828 (1828-04-07) 1829  
  LLincolnJr.jpg Marcus Morton.jpg
Nominee Levi Lincoln Jr. Marcus Morton
Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian
Popular vote25,2174,423
Percentage81.53%12.89%

1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Lincoln:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Levi Lincoln Jr.
Anti-Jacksonian

Elected Governor

Levi Lincoln Jr.
Anti-Jacksonian

The 1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

Contents

Governor Levi Lincoln Jr., an Adams supporter, was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Marcus Morton, of the Jacksonian faction.

General election

Candidates

Results

Morton carried only eighteen towns, all of them rural with the exception of Charlestown. The others were Adams, Cheshire, New Ashford, Alford, Tyringham, Montgomery, Westfield, Southwick, Holland, Dana, Charlton, Oxford, Sutton, Seekonk, Berkley, Freetown, and Woburn. [1]

1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Jacksonian Levi Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) 27,981 81.53% Increase2.svg7.32
Jacksonian Marcus Morton 4,42312.89%N/A
Write-in 1,9145.58%Decrease2.svg1.99
Total votes34,318 100.00%

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References

  1. Darling, Arthur B. (1925). Political Changes in Massachusetts, 1824–1848. pp. 58–59.
  2. "MA Governor, 1828". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2021.