1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1845 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1845 1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1847 1846 11 9 x150px File:George Nixon Briggs (cropped) (1).jpg George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) 54,813 53.78% File:Isaac Davis (cropped).jpg Isaac Davis Democratic Party (United States) 33,199 32.58% File:Samuel E. Sewall.jpg Samuel E. Sewall Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 9,997 9.81% 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBriggs: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% Governor George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) The 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 9. Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Isaac Davis. General election Candidates Francis Baylies, former U.S. chargé d'affaires in Buenos Aires and U.S. representative from Taunton (American) George N. Briggs, incumbent governor since 1844 (Whig) Isaac Davis, state senator from Worcester and candidate for governor in 1845 (Democratic) Samuel Edmund Sewall, Liberty nominee for governor since 1842 (Liberty) Results 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionMA Governor, 1846 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=233022 OurCampaigns 7 May 2021 Whig Party (United States) George N. Briggs (incumbent) 54,813 53.78% 5.03 Democratic Party (United States) Isaac Davis 33,199 32.58% 2.75 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Edmund Sewall 9,997 9.81% 1.96 Know-Nothing Francis Baylies 3,423 3.36% 4.28 484 0.48% 0.05 101,916 100.00% See also 1846 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1846 Massachusetts Category:November 1846