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1839 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1839 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Marcus Morton won the 1839 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Marcus Morton received 51,034 popular votes (50%). The main challenger was Edward Everett (49.7%).

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

Morton +0.3 pts · won by 309 votes
Marcus MortonDemocraticWINNER50%
51,034 votes
Edward EverettWhig Party49.7%
50,725 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.