1840 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts November 9, 1840 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1840 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 9.
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Marcus Morton, who had won election by just one vote, stood for a second term in office. He was defeated by Whig U.S. Senator John Davis.
Morton out-ran President Martin Van Buren by about 2,000 votes in the state.
This was the first election in which the Liberty Party participated.