1786 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1786 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1785 April 3, 1786 1787  
  James Bowdoin II by Feke full length.jpg John Hancock 1770-crop.jpg
Nominee James Bowdoin John Hancock
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote6,0011,272
Percentage82.51%17.49%

1786 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bowdoin:      60–70%     80–90%     90-100%
Hancock:      60-70%

Governor before election

James Bowdoin
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

James Bowdoin
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 3, 1786. James Bowdoin, the incumbent governor, defeated John Hancock, the president of the Confederation Congress. [1]

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1786 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan James Bowdoin (incumbent) 6,001 82.51% +38.44
Nonpartisan John Hancock 1,27217.49%New
Write-in Scattering95811.64%−38.44
Total votes8,231 100.00%
Nonpartisan hold

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References

  1. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 100. ISBN   0786414391.
  2. Dubin, 100.