1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1843 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1843 1845 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1845 1844 11 11 x150px File:George Nixon Briggs (cropped) (1).jpg George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) 69,570 51.83% File:George Bancroft by Plumbe, 1846.jpg George Bancroft Democratic Party (United States) 54,714 40.76% File:Samuel E. Sewall.jpg Samuel E. Sewall Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 9,634 7.18% 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBriggs: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%Bancroft: #A5B0FF 40–50% Governor George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) George N. Briggs Whig Party (United States) The 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 11. Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat George Bancroft. General election Candidates George Bancroft, historian and former collector of the Port of Boston (Democratic) George N. Briggs, incumbent governor since January 1844 (Whig) Samuel Edmund Sewall, attorney and Liberty nominee for governor since 1842 (Liberty) Results 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionMA Governor, 1844 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=233018 OurCampaigns 7 May 2021 Whig Party (United States) George N. Briggs (incumbent) 69,570 51.83% 4.09 Democratic Party (United States) George Bancroft 54,714 40.76% 3.96 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Edmund Sewall 9,635 7.18% 0.16 306 0.23% 0.03 134,225 100.00% See also 1844 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1844 Massachusetts Category:November 1844