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The 1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 6 April 1789 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election against former Governor James Bowdoin and former United States Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln. [1]
On election day, 6 April 1789, incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election by a margin of 13,852 votes against his foremost opponent former Governor James Bowdoin. Hancock was sworn in for his eighth overall term on 30 May 1789. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | John Hancock (incumbent) | 17,309 | 80.57% | |
| Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin | 3,457 | 16.09% | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Lincoln | 438 | 2.04% | |
| Scattering | 279 | 1.30% | ||
| Total votes | 21,483 | 100.00% | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | ||||
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The 1784 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1784 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock was re-elected as he ran unopposed.
The 1785 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 4 April 1785 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Candidate James Bowdoin won a plurality of the vote against incumbent Acting Governor Thomas Cushing, candidate and former United States Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln and candidate Oliver Prescott. However, as no candidate received a majority of all votes cast, the Massachusetts General Court elected Bowdoin Governor.
The 1786 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 1786 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor James Bowdoin won re-election against former Governor John Hancock.
The 1787 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1787 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Former Governor John Hancock defeated incumbent Governor James Bowdoin and former United States Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln.
The 1788 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 1788 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election against candidate Elbridge Gerry and other candidates.
The 1790 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1790 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election against former Governor James Bowdoin.
The 1791 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 4 April 1791 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election as he ran unopposed.
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The 1793 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 1 April 1793 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election as he ran unopposed.
The 1817 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 1817 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Brooks won re-election against Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Secretary of War Henry Dearborn.
