1794 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1794 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1793 April 7, 1794 (1794-04-07) 1795  
  Governor Samuel Adams.jpg William Cushing (Restored).jpg
Nominee Samuel Adams William Cushing
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote14,4657,159
Percentage61.67%30.52%

1794 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Adams:      40–50%     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%
Cushing:      50-60%

Governor before election

Samuel Adams (acting)
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Adams
Democratic-Republican

The 1794 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

Contents

Incumbent Governor John Hancock, who had occupied the office for all but two years since its establishment in 1780, died in office on October 8, 1793. Lieutenant Governor Samuel Adams succeeded Hancock as acting Governor and was elected to a full term in office over William Cushing. The campaign between Adams and Cushing began to transition Massachusetts from a non-partisan system dominated by political personalities to a two-party system divided between Federalists and Republicans.

General election

Candidates

Results

1794 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Samuel Adams (incumbent) 14,465 61.67%
Federalist William Cushing 7,15930.52%
OthersScattering1,8307.81%
Total votes23,454 100.00%
Democratic-Republican gain from Nonpartisan Swing

References

  1. Burdick, Charles (1814). The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815. Vol. I. Boston: Charles Callender. p. 26.
  2. Glashan, Roy (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books. p. 140.

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