1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Nominee
Henry J. Gardner
Erasmus Beach
George W. Gordon
Party
Know Nothing
Democratic
Independent
Alliance
Republican
Popular vote
92,467
40,082
10,385
Percentage
58.92%
25.54%
6.62%
Governor before election
Henry J. Gardner
Know Nothing
Elected Governor
Henry J. Gardner
Know Nothing
The 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election on November 4. Incumbent Know-Nothing Governor Henry J. Gardner was re-elected to a third term, though his support largely came from his endorsement on the Republican Party ticket.
This was the last election in which the Whig Party participated.
Whig convention [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Thomas Aspinwall , former U.S. consul at London (1816–54)
Luther Vose Bell , Superintendent of McLean Asylum and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1852 and 1854
Know-Nothing convention [ ]
The American Party convention was held at Faneuil Hall , Boston , on July 24, 1856.
Candidates [ ]
Henry J. Gardner , incumbent Governor
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Erasmus Beach, nominee for Governor in 1855 (Democratic)
Luther Vose Bell , Superintendent of McLean Asylum (Whig)
Henry J. Gardner , incumbent Governor (American and Republican)
George W. Gordon ("Fillmore American")
Josiah Quincy III , former Mayor of Boston (Independent)
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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