Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts November 8, 1847
1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Nominee
George N. Briggs
Caleb Cushing
Samuel E. Sewall
Party
Whig
Democratic
Liberty
Popular vote
53,742
39,398
9,193
Percentage
50.97%
37.36%
8.72%
Governor before election
George N. Briggs
Whig
Elected Governor
George N. Briggs
Whig
The 1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8.
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 [ ]
Henry W. Bishop
Caleb Cushing , former U.S. Minister to China and U.S. Representative from Newburyport
Isaac Davis , State Senator from Worcester and nominee for Governor in 1845 and 1846
David Henshaw , former U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Convention [ ]
1847 Massachusetts Democratic Convention[1]
Ballot
1
2
Cushing
153
264
Davis
117
87
Henshaw
65
0
Bishop
14
0
Others
19
10
Total
368
361
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Francis Baylies , former U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Buenos Aires and U.S. Representative from Taunton
Caleb Cushing , former U.S. Minister to China and U.S. Representative from Newburyport (Democratic)
George N. Briggs , incumbent Governor since 1844 (Whig)
Samuel Edmund Sewall , Liberty nominee for Governor since 1842 (Liberty)
Results [ ]
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