1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none May 2021 January 2025 September 2023 1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1826 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1826 1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1828 1827 4 1 x150px File:LLincolnJr.jpg Levi Lincoln Jr. Adams Republican 29,029 74.21% File:William Jarvis 1850s (cropped).jpeg William Jarvis Free Bridge Republican 7,130 18.23% 1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLincoln: #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Jarvis: #73D873 50–60% Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. Anti-Jacksonian Party Levi Lincoln Jr. Anti-Jacksonian Party The 1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 1. Governor Levi Lincoln Jr., an Adams Republican, was re-elected to a third term in office over William Jarvis, nominated on a "free bridge" platform. Jarvis declined to actively run for the office and his support was effectively limited to Middlesex and Essex, where the bridge issue was salient; in most other counties, he received only a handful of votes. Background In 1826, controversy arose over the Warren Bridge Company's proposal to build a toll-free bridge over the Charles River, which would connect Boston to Charlestown and deprive the existing Charles River Bridge Company of business.Political Changes in Massachusetts, 1824–1848 Darling Arthur 1925 49–52 https://archive.org/details/politicalchanges00darl/page/46/mode/2up The bill establishing the bridge passed both houses of the Massachusetts General Court, but was returned without signature by Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. Lincoln's decision drew criticism from populist elements opposed to the conservative Charles River Bridge Company and from Middlesex County farmers who would have utilized the toll-free bridge to ship their produce into Boston. Middlesex residents who had backed Governor Lincoln in 1826 refused to renominate him and instead chose William Jarvis, who declined to actively run. General election Candidates William Jarvis, wool merchant (Free Bridge Republican) Levi Lincoln Jr., incumbent governor since 1825 (Adams Republican) Results Lincoln easily won re-election without an active opponent. Jarvis did win several towns in Middlesex, and carried the county as a whole. In rural Southern and Western Massachusetts, some Old Republicans cast votes for Marcus Morton. 1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionMA Governor, 1827 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=232762 OurCampaigns 21 May 2021 Anti-Jacksonian Party Levi Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) 29,029 74.21% 6.18 Jacksonian Party William Jarvis 7,130 18.23% N/A 2,960 7.57% 4.14 39,119 100.00% See also 1825–1826 Massachusetts legislature Notes References collapsed Governor 1827 Massachusetts Category:November 1827