1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 11.

Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat George Bancroft.

Candidates

 * George Bancroft, historian and former collector of the Port of Boston (Democratic)
 * George N. Briggs, incumbent governor since January 1844 (Whig)
 * Samuel Edmund Sewall, attorney and Liberty nominee for governor since 1842 (Liberty)