1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts Presidential no 1841 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1841 1843 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1843 November 14, 1842 x150px Marcus Morton Democratic Party (United States) 56,491 47.88% 27 x150px John Davis Whig Party (United States) 54,939 46.56% 11 x150px Samuel E. Sewall Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 6,382 5.41% — 1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMorton: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Davis: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor John Davis Whig Party (United States) Marcus Morton Democratic Party (United States) The 1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election consisted of an initial popular election held on November 14, 1842, that was followed by a legislative vote held on January 17, 1843. The ultimate task of electing the governor had been placed before the Massachusetts General Court because no candidate received the majority of the vote that was constitutionally required for a candidate to be elected through the popular election. Incumbent Whig Governor John Davis was defeated by Democratic nominee and former Governor Marcus Morton. General election Candidates John Davis, incumbent governor since 1841Davis had previously served as governor from 1834 to 1835. and former U.S. senator (Whig) Marcus Morton, former governor (Democratic) Samuel E. Sewall, attorney and editor of American Jurist (Liberty) Results 1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=233016 MA Governor, 1842 Our Campaigns 8 October 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 58 1-56802-396-0 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2003 114 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 142–143 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 277 Democratic Party (United States) Marcus Morton 56,491 47.88% 1.63 Whig Party (United States) John Davis 54,939 46.56% 3.84 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel E. Sewall 6,382 5.41% 2.27 180 0.15% 0.06 1,552 1.32% 117,992 Legislative vote As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives was required to nominate two of the four top vote-getters to the Massachusetts Senate, which then chose one of the two as governor. The House nominated Davis and Morton. January 18, 1843 Boston https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1843-01-18/ed-1/seq-1/ The New York herald New York, N.Y. 1 8 October 2021 January 25, 1843 Massachusetts Legislature https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023647/1843-01-25/ed-1/seq-2/ The Middlebury people's press Middlebury, Vt. 2 29 January 2022 The election in the Senate was held on January 17, 1843. Legislative electionKallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 294 January 19, 1843 Boston https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1843-01-19/ed-1/seq-1/ The New York herald New York, N.Y. 1 8 October 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Marcus Morton 27 71.1 Whig Party (United States) John Davis 11 28.9 38 Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) Notes References Bibliography Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 1842 Massachusetts Gubernatorial