1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

John Palfrey won the 1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. John Palfrey received 4,513 popular votes (50.56%). The main challenger was David * Robinson (42.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Palfrey and Robinson

Palfrey +8.5 pts · won by 759 votes
John PalfreywhigWINNER50.56%
4,513 votes
James G Carterliberty6.09%
544 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.