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1849 Massachusetts Governor Election
Massachusetts · 3 candidates
Briggs +21.9 pts · won by 23,969 votes
George N. BriggsWhig PartyWINNER49.33%
54,009 votes
George S BoutwellDemocratic27.44%
30,040 votes
Stephen C. PhillipsFree Soil Party23.06%
25,247 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.