The 1820 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1820.
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 County results Brooks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Eustis: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Federalist Governor John Brooks won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee William Eustis.
General election
editCandidates
edit- John Brooks, Federalist, incumbent Governor
- William Eustis, Democratic-Republican, incumbent U.S. Representative, former Secretary of War
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | John Brooks (incumbent) | 31,072 | 58.30% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | William Eustis | 21,927 | 41.14% | ||
| Scattering | 298 | 0.56% | |||
| Majority | 9,145 | 17.16% | |||
| Turnout | 53,297 | {{{change}}} | |||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "MA Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 57. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 274. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1820 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.
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