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The1830 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 5.
National Republican GovernorLevi Lincoln Jr. was re-elected to a sixth term in office over DemocratMarcus Morton.
For the first time, Justice Morton consented to his nomination. Privately, he expressed little hope of success and said that he did not hope to obtain more than one third of the votes.
David Henshaw'sStatesman campaigned vigorously for Morton, upbraiding Lincoln as a renegade Republican who had accepted support of theEssex Junto and lauding Morton's support for the Warren Bridge Company.Theodore Lyman II's rival DemocraticEvening Bulletin made no effort on Morton's behalf.[1]
Lincoln took little interest in the election, focusing on new projects for railroads and Massachusetts's claim for war debts against the federal government.[1]
Lincoln was once again victorious, though by a dramatically reduced margin. Morton wrote toJohn C. Calhoun to express his view that the Jackson administration had cost him several thousand votes by dismissing Henshaw supporters from federal office to placate the aristocratic Lyman wing of the party.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Republican | Levi Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) | 30,908 | 65.52% |  6.11 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Morton | 14,440 | 30.61% |  11.11 | |
| Write-in | 1,825 | 3.87% | 5.00 | ||
| Total votes | 47,173 | 100.00% | |||
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