1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 7, 1828 (1828-04-07)

Nominee Levi Lincoln Jr. Marcus Morton Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Popular vote 25,217 4,423 Percentage 81.53% 12.89%

County results Lincoln:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election Levi Lincoln Jr. Anti-Jacksonian Elected Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. Anti-Jacksonian

The 1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

Governor Levi Lincoln Jr., an Adams supporter, was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Marcus Morton, of the Jacksonian faction.

General election

Candidates

• Levi Lincoln Jr., incumbent Governor since 1825 (Anti-Jacksonian)
• Marcus Morton, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and former acting Governor (Jacksonian)

Results

Morton carried only eighteen towns, all of them rural with the exception of Charlestown. The others were Adams, Cheshire, New Ashford, Alford, Tyringham, Montgomery, Westfield, Southwick, Holland, Dana, Charlton, Oxford, Sutton, Seekonk, Berkley, Freetown, and Woburn.^[1]

1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Jacksonian	Levi Lincoln Jr. (incumbent)	27,981	81.53%	7.32
	Jacksonian	Marcus Morton	4,423	12.89%	N/A
	Write-in		1,914	5.58%	1.99
Total votes			34,318	100.00%

See also

• 1827–1828 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. Darling, Arthur B. (1925). Political Changes in Massachusetts, 1824–1848. pp. 58–59.
2. "MA Governor, 1828". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2021.