1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts April 1, 1822

1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1821 April 1, 1822 (1822-04-01) 1823 →
 
Nominee John Brooks William Eustis
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 28,751 21,410
Percentage 57.11% 42.53%

Governor before election

John Brooks
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Brooks
Federalist

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The 1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 1.

Federalist Governor John Brooks was re-elected to a seventh term in office over Republican William Eustis.

General election

Candidates

  • John Brooks, incumbent Governor since 1816 (Federalist)
  • William Eustis, U.S. Representative and former U.S. Secretary of War (Republican)

Results

1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Brooks (incumbent) 28,751 57.11% Decrease1.13
Democratic-Republican William Eustis 21,410 42.53% Increase1.19
Write-in 185 0.37% Decrease0.06
Total votes 49,849 100.00%

Notes

  1. ^ There is disagreement among the sources for the exact totals. The listed totals are those provided by Tufts University.

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts 1822 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "MA Governor, 1822". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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