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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1801, in 13 states.
Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.
State | Election date | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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Connecticut | 9 April 1801 [lower-alpha 1] | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. | Federalist | Re-elected, 11,156 (83.84%) | Richard Law (Democratic-Republican), 1,056 (7.94%) Scattering 1,095 (8.23%) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Delaware | 6 October 1801 | James Sykes (acting) [lower-alpha 2] | Federalist | Retired, Democratic-Republican victory | David Hall (Democratic-Republican), 3,475 (50.13%) Nathaniel Mitchell (Federalist), 3,457 (49.87%) [7] [8] [9] [4] [10] [11] |
Georgia (election by legislature) | 5 November 1801 [12] [13] [lower-alpha 3] | David Emanuel (acting) [lower-alpha 4] | Democratic-Republican | Retired, Democratic-Republican victory | Josiah Tattnall (Democratic-Republican), 41 votes Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist), 21 votes Jared Irwin (Democratic-Republican), 7 votes [15] [16] |
Maryland (election by legislature) | 9 November 1801 | Benjamin Ogle | Federalist | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | John Francis Mercer (Democratic-Republican), 59 votes James Murray (Federalist), 26 votes [lower-alpha 5] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Massachusetts | 6 April 1801 | Caleb Strong | Federalist | Re-elected, 25,452 (55.55%) | Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 20,184 (44.05%) [lower-alpha 6] Scattering 180 (0.39%) [lower-alpha 7] [24] [25] [26] [4] [27] [28] |
New Hampshire | 10 March 1801 | John Taylor Gilman | Federalist | Re-elected, 10,898 (65.50%) | Timothy Walker (Democratic-Republican), 5,249 (31.55%) Scattering 492 (2.96%) [29] [30] [31] [4] [32] [33] [34] |
New Jersey (election by legislature) | 31 October 1801 | Richard Howell | Federalist | Retired, Democratic-Republican victory | Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 30 votes Richard Stockton (Federalist), 20 votes [35] [36] [37] [38] |
New York | 28-30 April 1801 [lower-alpha 8] | John Jay | Federalist | Retired, Democratic-Republican victory | George Clinton (Democratic-Republican), 24,808 (54.30%) Stephen van Rensselaer (Federalist), 20,843 (45.62%) Scattering 33 (0.07%) [39] [40] [41] [4] [42] [43] [44] |
North Carolina (election by legislature) | 25 November 1801? [lower-alpha 9] | Benjamin Williams | Federalist [46] [47] [48] [lower-alpha 10] | Re-elected, 119 votes | John B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 58 votes Richard Dobbs Spaight (Democratic-Republican), 1 vote [53] [54] |
Rhode Island | 1 April 1801 [lower-alpha 11] | Arthur Fenner | Democratic-Republican/Country [lower-alpha 12] | Re-elected, 3,756 (100.00%) [lower-alpha 13] [55] [56] [57] [4] [58] [59] [60] | |
Tennessee | 6-7 August 1801 | John Sevier | Democratic-Republican | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | Archibald Roane (Democratic-Republican), 8,438 (99.88%) John Boyd 10 (0.12%) [61] [62] [63] [4] [64] [65] |
Vermont | 1 September 1801 | Isaac Tichenor | Federalist | Re-elected, majority of 2,060 | Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) [66] [67] [68] [4] [69] [70] [71] [72] |
Virginia (election by legislature) | 10 December 1801 [73] | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected, unknown number of votes | Scattering, 3 votes [74] [75] |
The 1801 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 1, 1801 to elect the Governor of Rhode Island. Arthur Fenner, the incumbent Governor, was the sole candidate and so won with 100% of the vote.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1800, in 11 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1802, in 12 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1803, in 12 states.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1804, in 13 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1810, in 13 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1806, in 10 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1805, in 13 states.
The 1800 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 11, 1800. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a seventh term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Timothy Walker.
The 1801 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 10, 1801. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to an eighth term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Timothy Walker in a re-match of the previous year's election.
The 1799 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 12, 1799. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a sixth term.
The 1797 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1797. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a fourth term.
The 1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 13, 1798. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a fifth term, easily defeating various minor candidates.
The 1800 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1800. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a third full term, effectively unopposed.
The 1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1801. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a fourth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Law.
The 1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1802. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Ephraim Kirby.
The 1804 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 12, 1804. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a seventh full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart.
The 1807 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1807. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a tenth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart in a re-match of the previous year's election.
The 1821 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1821.
The 1820 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1820.