1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

John Quincy Adams won the 1846 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. John Quincy Adams received 5,765 popular votes (61.58%). The main challenger was George F Wright (27.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Adams and Wright

Adams +33.6 pts · won by 3,148 votes
John Quincy AdamswhigWINNER61.58%
5,765 votes
William S Howeliberty9.42%
882 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.