The 1866 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6.
Governor
Alexander Bullock
Alexander Hamilton Bullock (March 2, 1816 – January 17, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman from Massachusetts. First a Whig and then a Republican, he served three terms (1866–69) as the 26th Governor of Massachuset ...
was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat Theodore Sweetser.
General election
Candidates
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Alexander Bullock
Alexander Hamilton Bullock (March 2, 1816 – January 17, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman from Massachusetts. First a Whig and then a Republican, he served three terms (1866–69) as the 26th Governor of Massachuset ...
, incumbent Governor (Republican)
*Theodore Sweetser (Democratic)
Results
See also
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1866 Massachusetts legislature
References
Governor
1866
Events January–March
* January 1
** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee.
** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published.
* January 6 – Ottoman tr ...
Massachusetts
November 1866 events
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