1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 7, 1865 (1865-11-07)

Nominee Alexander Bullock Darius Couch Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,912 21,245 Percentage 76.56% 23.27%

County results Bullock:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election John Albion Andrew Republican Elected Governor Alexander Bullock Republican

The 1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.

Governor John Albion Andrew did not run for a sixth term in office. Republican Alexander Bullock was elected to succeed him, defeating Democrat Darius Couch.

Republican nomination

At the Worcester convention on September 14, Alexander Bullock was nominated unanimously.

General election

Candidates

• Alexander Bullock, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representative and former Mayor of Worcester (Republican)
• Darius Couch, Major General of the Union Army (Democratic)

Results

1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Alexander Bullock	69,912	76.56%	4.90
	Democratic	Darius Couch	21,245	23.27%	5.04
	Write-in		161	0.18%	0.14
Total votes			91,318	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1865 Massachusetts legislature