1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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
Isaac Davis, state senator from Worcester and candidate for governor in 1845
George N. Briggs, incumbent governor since 1844
Samuel Edmund Sewall, Liberty nominee for governor since 1842