1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

None January 2025 September 2023 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1854 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1854 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1856 1855 11 6 x150px GovHenryJGardner.jpg Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing 51,497 37.73% File:JuliusRockwell.jpg Julius Rockwell Republican Party (United States) 36,715 26.90% Erasmus D. Beach.png Erasmus Beach Democratic Party (United States) 34,728 25.44% Samuel H. Walley Whig Party (United States) 13,296 9.74% 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsGardner: #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60%Rockwell: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50%Beach: #BDD3FF 30–40%Walley: #FEE391 40–50% Governor Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing The 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6. Know-Nothing candidate Henry J. Gardner was re-elected to a second term as Governor in a multi-partisan race, defeating Republican Julius Rockwell and Democrat Erasmus Beach. This was the first election won by a direct plurality vote, after the majority requirement was abolished by the legislature on May 23. Gardner won without ratification by the General Court. General election Candidates Erasmus Beach, former state senator from Springfield (Democratic) Henry J. Gardner, incumbent governor (Native American) Julius Rockwell, interim U.S. senator (1854–55) (Republican) Samuel H. Walley, U.S. representative from Roxbury (Whig) Results 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 118 Know Nothing Henry J. Gardner (incumbent) 51,497 37.73% 24.85 Republican Party (United States) Julius Rockwell 36,715 26.90% 21.92 Democratic Party (United States) Erasmus D. Beach 34,728 25.44% 14.89 Whig Party (United States) Samuel H. Walley 13,296 9.74% 11.20 Scattering All others 252 0.19% 0.03 136,488 100.00% Know Nothing See also 1855 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1855 Massachusetts Category:November 1855