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1840 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1840 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John E. Davis won the 1840 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John E. Davis received 70,884 popular votes (55.68%). The main challenger was Marcus Morton (43.33%).

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

Davis +12.4 pts · won by 15,715 votes
John E. DavisWhig PartyWINNER55.68%
70,884 votes
Marcus MortonDemocratic43.33%
55,169 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.