1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 5, 1824 (1824-04-05)

Nominee William Eustis Samuel Lathrop Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 38,650 34,210 Percentage 52.91% 46.83%

Governor before election William Eustis Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William Eustis Democratic-Republican

The 1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 5.

Republican Governor William Eustis was re-elected to a second term in office over U.S. Representative Samuel Lathrop, a Federalist ally of John Quincy Adams. This was the last election in which the dying Federalist Party, which had already collapsed at the national level, was competitive.

General election

Candidates

• Samuel Lathrop, U.S. Representative from West Springfield (Adams Federalist)
• William Eustis, incumbent Governor since 1823 and former U.S. Secretary of War (Republican)

Results

1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	William Eustis (incumbent)	38,650	52.91%	0.25
	Federalist	Samuel Lathrop	34,210	46.83%	0.65
	Write-in		191	0.26%	0.90
Total votes			73,051	100.00%