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1836 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1836 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election?

John Quincy Adams won the 1836 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election. John Quincy Adams received 3,125 popular votes (82.56%). The main challenger was Frederick Lincoln (6.87%).

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Adams +75.7 pts · won by 2,865 votes
John Quincy AdamswhigWINNER82.56%
3,125 votes
Frederick LincolnDemocratic6.87%
260 votes
John ThomasIndependent5.87%
222 votes
DavisIndependent0.9%
34 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.