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1838 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1838 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Everett won the 1838 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Edward Everett received 51,642 popular votes (54.97%). The main challenger was Marcus Morton (44.49%).

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

Everett +10.5 pts · won by 9,847 votes
Edward EverettWhig PartyWINNER54.97%
51,642 votes
Marcus MortonDemocratic44.49%
41,795 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.