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A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 5, 1790. 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) | 14,360 | 86.53% | +5.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin | 1,880 | 11.33% | −4.76 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Cobb | 124 | 0.75% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Phillips Jr. | 47 | 0.28% | +0.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francis Dana | 42 | 0.25% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Lincoln | 37 | 0.22% | −1.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Adams | 32 | 0.19% | −0.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathaniel Gorham | 27 | 0.16% | +0.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | Azor Orne | 17 | 0.10% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Warren | 4 | 0.02% | +0.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Isaac Stokey | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas B. Waite | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Hastings | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Oliver Prescott | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Soule | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Adams | 1 | 0.01% | — | |
| Nonpartisan | John Avery Jr. | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Barrett | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Elijah Cutler | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Dean | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Farmer | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Gentry | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | William Heath | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Hodges | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonah Jackson | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph MacLellen | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Newell | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Russell | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Total votes | 16,595 | 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 | 244 | 85.61 | 41 | 14.38 | — | 285 | |
| Berkshire | 835 | 94.78 | 38 | 4.31 | 8 [a] | 0.91 | 881 |
| Bristol | 1,144 | 88.89 | 36 | 2.80 | 107 [b] | 8.31 | 1,287 |
| Cumberland | 541 | 96.26 | 13 | 2.31 | 8 [c] | 1.42 | 562 |
| Dukes | 134 | 94.37 | 8 | 5.63 | — | 142 | |
| Essex | 1,155 | 78.687 | 251 | 17.10 | 62 [d] | 4.22 | 1,468 |
| Hampshire | 1,937 | 82.67 | 348 | 14.85 | 58 [e] | 2.48 | 2,343 |
| Lincoln | 1,160 | 93.10 | 71 | 5.70 | 15 [f] | 1.20 | 1,246 |
| Middlesex | 1,979 | 91.70 | 161 | 7.46 | 18 [g] | 0.83 | 2,158 |
| Nantucket | 180 | 98.90 | 2 | 1.10 | — | 182 | |
| Plymouth | 614 | 77.52 | 147 | 18.56 | 31 [h] | 3.91 | 792 |
| Suffolk | 1,639 | 79.03 | 421 | 20.30 | 14 [i] | 0.68 | 2,074 |
| Worcester | 2,224 | 87.01 | 302 | 11.82 | 30 [j] | 1.17 | 2,556 |
| York | 564 | 92.76 | 41 | 6.74 | 3 [k] | 0.49 | 608 |
| TOTAL | 14,360 | 86.53 | 1,880 | 11.33 | 355 | 2.14 | 16,595 |
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