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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
Results
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
- 1 2 "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.
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