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1847 Massachusetts Governor Election
Massachusetts · 3 candidates
Briggs +13.6 pts · won by 14,344 votes
George N. BriggsWhig PartyWINNER50.97%
53,742 votes
Caleb CushingDemocratic37.36%
39,398 votes
Samuel E. SewallLiberty Party8.72%
9,193 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.