1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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The 1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 1.

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1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1821
April 1, 1822 (1822-04-01)
1823 â†’
 
Nominee John Brooks William Eustis
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 28,751 21,410
Percentage 57.11% 42.53%

County results
Brooks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Eustis:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John Brooks
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Brooks
Federalist

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Federalist Governor John Brooks was re-elected to a seventh term in office over Republican William Eustis.

General election

Candidates

  • John Brooks, incumbent Governor since 1816 (Federalist)
  • William Eustis, U.S. Representative and former U.S. Secretary of War (Republican)

Results

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1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Brooks (incumbent) 28,751 57.11% Decrease1.13
Democratic-Republican William Eustis 21,410 42.53% Increase1.19
Write-in 185 0.37% Decrease0.06
Total votes 49,849 100.00%
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Notes

  1. There is disagreement among the sources for the exact totals. The listed totals are those provided by Tufts University.

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