1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1846 November 8, 1847 (1847-11-08) 1848  
  George Nixon Briggs (cropped) (1).jpg Caleb Cushing young (cropped).png Samuel E. Sewall.jpg
Nominee George N. Briggs Caleb Cushing Samuel E. Sewall
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Popular vote53,74239,3989,193
Percentage50.97%37.36%8.72%

1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County Results
Briggs:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

George N. Briggs
Whig

Elected Governor

George N. Briggs
Whig

The 1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8.

Contents

Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs was re-elected to a fifth term in office over Democrat Caleb Cushing. This was the last election in which the Whig Party received a majority of the vote; after the emergence of the Free Soil Party in 1848, Whigs only won pluralities before fading away entirely by the 1857 election.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Convention

1847 Massachusetts Democratic Convention [1]
Ballot12
Cushing 153264
Davis 11787
Henshaw 650
Bishop140
Others1910
Total368361

General election

Candidates

Results

1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George N. Briggs (incumbent) 53,742 50.97% Decrease2.svg2.81
Democratic Caleb Cushing 39,39837.36%Increase2.svg4.78
Liberty Samuel Edmund Sewall 9,1938.72%Decrease2.svg1.09
Know Nothing Francis Baylies 2,8762.73%Decrease2.svg0.63
Write-in 2340.22%Decrease2.svg0.26
Total votes105,443 100.00%

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MA Governor - D Convention Race - Sep 22, 1847".
  2. "MA Governor, 1847". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2021.