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The 1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8.
Contents
- Democratic nomination
- Candidates
- Convention
- General election
- Candidates 2
- Results
- See also
- References
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.
