1823 Massachusetts gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1823 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1822
Next Election:1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Next Year:1824
Image1:File:William Eustis.jpg
Nominee1:William Eustis
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote1:34,402
Percentage1:52.66%
Nominee2:Harrison Gray Otis
Party2:Federalist Party
Popular Vote2:30,171
Percentage2:46.18%
Governor
Before Election:John Brooks
Before Party:Federalist Party
After Election:William Eustis
After Party:Democratic-Republican Party

The 1823 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

Federalist Governor John Brooks did not run for a seventh term in office. William Eustis, a Republican, was elected to succeed him over U.S. Senator Harrison Gray Otis. Eustis was the first Republican elected Governor since Elbridge Gerry in 1811; no Federalist would ever win a gubernatorial election again, and the state party rapidly collapsed.

General election

Candidates