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1841 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1841 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John E. Davis won the 1841 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John E. Davis received 55,974 popular votes (50.4%). The main challenger was Marcus Morton (46.25%).

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

Davis +4.1 pts · won by 4,607 votes
John E. DavisWhig PartyWINNER50.4%
55,974 votes
Marcus MortonDemocratic46.25%
51,367 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.