The 1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 9.
Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Isaac Davis.
General election Candidates Francis Baylies, former U.S. chargé d'affaires in Buenos Aires and U.S. representative from Taunton (American) George N. Briggs, incumbent governor since 1844 (Whig) Isaac Davis, state senator from Worcester and candidate for governor in 1845 (Democratic) Samuel Edmund Sewall, Liberty nominee for governor since 1842 (Liberty)
Results
See also 1846 Massachusetts legislature
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