1867 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1867 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5.
Governor Alexander Bullock was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democrat John Quincy Adams II.
Republican nomination
Candidates
- John Albion Andrew, former Governor
- Alexander Bullock, incumbent Governor since 1865
- William Claflin, Lieutenant Governor and chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Henry L. Dawes, U.S. Representative from Pittsfield
- George B. Loring, State Representative from Salem
- F. E. Parker
- Joseph Adams Pond, President of the Massachusetts Senate
- Alexander H. Rice, U.S. Representative from Boston
Results
There was a motion to re-nominate Bullock by acclamation, but it was rejected and withdrawn. Nonetheless, Bullock easily won on the first ballot against scattered opposition.General election
Candidates
- John Quincy Adams II, State Representative from Quincy
- Alexander Bullock, incumbent Governor