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1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 10.84% of population[1] ( | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Strong: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gerry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.
Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a second consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry.
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 25,693 | 55.50% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry | 20,423 | 44.11% | ||
| Others | Scattering | 180 | 0.39% | ||
| Total votes | 46,296 | 100.00% | |||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MA Governor, 1800". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1800 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Burdick, Charles (1814). The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815. Vol. I. Boston: Charles Callender. p. 26.