1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts presidential No 1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1855 1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1857 1856 11 4 x150px GovHenryJGardner.jpg Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing Republican Party (US) 92,467 58.92% Erasmus D. Beach.png Erasmus Beach Democratic Party (United States) 40,082 25.54% 3x4.svg George W. Gordon Know Nothing 10,385 6.62% 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsGardner: #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% Governor Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing The 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election on November 4. Incumbent Know-Nothing governor Henry J. Gardner was re-elected to a third term. He benefited greatly from a deal with the state's new Republican Party, which agreed not to field a candidate in exchange for Gardner's support of presidential nominee John C. Frémont. With no serious challenger in the field against him, Gardner easily defeated Democrat Erasmus Beach and George W. Gordon, an American Party member running in support of the national ticket. This was the last election in which the Know-Nothing won a Massachusetts gubernatorial election. This was the last election in which the Whig Party participated. Whig convention Candidates Thomas Aspinwall, former U.S. consul at London (1816–54) Luther Vose Bell, superintendent of McLean Asylum and candidate for U.S. representative in 1852 and 1854 1856 Massachusetts Whig convention1856-09-04 Massachusetts Politics.: THE WHIG STATE CONVENTION--FILLMORE INDORSED--CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICERS. 4 The New York Times https://www.proquest.com/docview/95906610/7130FD266D164232PQ/1 2022-06-28 Whig Party (United States) Luther Vose Bell 215 56.58% Whig Party (United States) Thomas Aspinwall 104 27.37% Whig Party (United States) Scattering 61 16.05% 380 100.00% Know-Nothing convention The American Party convention was held at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on July 24, 1856. Candidates Henry J. Gardner, incumbent governor 1856 Massachusetts Know-Nothing convention Governor Gardner's Letter of Acceptance--His Indorsement of John C. Fremont. https://www.nytimes.com/1856/07/30/archives/governor-gardners-letter-of-acceptancehis-indorsement-of-john-c.html New York Times New York, NY 30 July 1856 1 28 December 2020 Know Nothing Henry J. Gardner (incumbent) unanimous General election Candidates Erasmus Beach, nominee for governor in 1855 (Democratic) Luther Vose Bell, superintendent of McLean Asylum (Whig) Henry J. Gardner, incumbent governor (American) George W. Gordon ("Fillmore American") Josiah Quincy Jr., former mayor of Boston (Independent) Results 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 119 Know Nothing Henry J. Gardner (incumbent) 92,467 58.92% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Erasmus D. Beach 40,082 25.54% 0.10 Know Nothing George W. Gordon 10,385 6.62% N/A Whig Party (United States) Luther Vose Bell 7,075 4.51% 5.23 Independent Republican (United States) Josiah Quincy Jr. 5,625 3.59% N/A Scattering All others 1,291 0.82% 0.63 136,488 100.00% Know Nothing See also 1856 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1856 Massachusetts Category:November 1856