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1835 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1835 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Everett won the 1835 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Edward Everett received 37,555 popular votes (57.86%). The main challenger was Marcus Morton (38.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Everett and Morton

Everett +19.0 pts · won by 12,328 votes
Edward EverettWhig PartyWINNER57.86%
37,555 votes
Marcus MortonDemocratic38.87%
25,227 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.