| Against repeal | 203,501 |
| For repeal | 168,284 |
| ———— | |
| Majority against repeal | 35,217 |
In New Jersey a state election also occurred on the 5th of November. The candidates for Governor were Dr. Fort, Democrat, and Hon. John Runk, Whig. The result of the canvass was as follows:
| Fort | 39,726 |
| Runk | 34,054 |
| ——— | |
| Fort's majority | 5,672 |
Five members of Congress were also elected, 4 of whom were Democrats, and 1 Whig.
In Ohio the election occurred in October, with the following result:
| Wood, Democrat | 133,092 | Majority | 11,997. |
| Johnston, Whig | 121,095 | ||
| Smith, Abolitionist | 13,826 |
Twenty-one members of Congress were elected, of whom 8 were Whigs, and 13 Democrats.
In Massachusetts the election took place on the 12th of November, with the following result for Governor—there being, of course, no election, as a majority of all the votes cast is requisite to a choice:
| Briggs, Whig | 55,351 |
| Boutwell, Democrat | 36,245 |
| Phillips, Free Soil | 27,811 |
Of 9 Congressmen, 3 Whigs are chosen, and in 6 districts no choice was effected. Hon. Horace Mann, the Free Soil candidate, succeeded against both the opposing candidates. To the State Senate 13 Whigs and 27 of the Opposition were chosen; and to the House of Representatives 169 Whigs, 179 Opposition, and in 79 districts there was no choice. The vacancies were to be filled by an election on the 25th of November. A U.S. Senator from this State is also to be chosen, to succeed Hon. R.C. Winthrop, who was appointed by the Governor to supply the vacancy caused by Mr. Webster's resignation.