1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1827
Next Election:1829 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Next Year:1829
Image1:File:LLincolnJr.jpg
Nominee1:Levi Lincoln Jr.
Party1:Anti-Jacksonian Party
Popular Vote1:25,217
Percentage1:81.53%
Nominee2:Marcus Morton
Party2:Jacksonian Party
Popular Vote2:4,423
Percentage2:12.89%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Levi Lincoln Jr.
Before Party:Anti-Jacksonian Party
After Election:Levi Lincoln Jr.
After Party:Anti-Jacksonian Party

The 1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Darling, Arthur B.. Political Changes in Massachusetts, 1824–1848. 1925. 58–59.