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A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 6, 1789. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, who had served as the second governor of Massachusetts from 1785 to 1787. [1] [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hancock (incumbent) | 17,309 | 80.57% | +0.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin | 3,457 | 16.09% | +15.63 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Lincoln | 438 | 2.04% | +1.97 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Cushing | 157 | 0.73% | +0.73 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Adams | 85 | 0.40% | +0.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathaniel Gorham | 8 | 0.04% | +0.03 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ebenezer Saul | 7 | 0.03% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Warren | 3 | 0.01% | −0.15 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Adams | 2 | 0.01% | +0.01 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martin Burk | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Lincoln Chadwick | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Fisk | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Goddard | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonah Haskell | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Haskell | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Holland | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Lace | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Lyman | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Lot Nye | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Lenox Parsons | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Phillips Jr. | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Nehemiah Pratt | 1 | 0.0% | — | |
| Nonpartisan | J. Randall | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Sikes | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Taylor | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Whiting | 1 | 0.0% | New | |
| Total votes | 21,483 | 100.00% | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | |||||
| John Hancock Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin Nonpartisan | Scattering | County total | ||||
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| County | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | |
| Barnstable | 383 | 92.96 | 24 | 5.82 | 5 [a] | 1.21 | 412 |
| Berkshire | 761 | 85.22 | 47 | 5.26 | 85 [b] | 9.52 | 893 |
| Bristol | 1,481 | 94.03 | 65 | 4.13 | 29 [c] | 1.84 | 1,575 |
| Cumberland | 637 | 87.50 | 30 | 4.12 | 61 [d] | 8.38 | 728 |
| Dukes | 89 | 74.17 | 31 | 25.83 | — | 120 | |
| Essex | 1,455 | 69.98 | 569 | 27.37 | 55 [e] | 2.64 | 2,079 |
| Hampshire | 1,956 | 70.06 | 710 | 25.43 | 126 [f] | 4.51 | 2,792 |
| Lincoln | 1,382 | 95.77 | 46 | 3.19 | 15 [g] | 1.04 | 1,443 |
| Middlesex | 2,406 | 89.44 | 256 | 9.52 | 28 [h] | 1.04 | 2,690 |
| Nantucket | 83 | 96.51 | 2 | 2.32 | 1 [i] | 1.16 | 86 |
| Plymouth | 732 | 68.22 | 214 | 19.94 | 127 [j] | 11.84 | 1,073 |
| Suffolk | 2,374 | 70.24 | 946 | 27.99 | 60 [k] | 1.78 | 3,380 |
| Worcester | 2,876 | 82.71 | 478 | 13.75 | 123 [l] | 3.54 | 3,477 |
| York | 693 | 94.41 | 39 | 5.31 | 2 [m] | 0.27 | 734 |
| TOTAL | 17,309 | 80.57 | 3,457 | 16.09 | 717 | 3.34 | 21,483 |
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