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1816 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1816 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Brooks won the 1816 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Brooks received 49,527 popular votes (51.08%). The main challenger was Samuel Dexter (48.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Brooks and Dexter

Brooks +2.3 pts · won by 2,206 votes
John BrooksFederalist PartyWINNER51.08%
49,527 votes
Samuel DexterDemocratic48.8%
47,321 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.