1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1794 April 6, 1795 (1795-04-06) 1796  
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Nominee Samuel Adams
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote15,976
Percentage90.21%

1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Adams:      70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
No Vote/Data:      

Governor before election

Samuel Adams
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Adams
Democratic-Republican

The 1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

Contents

Incumbent Governor Samuel Adams was re-elected to a second term in office; opposition to Adams was not organized and did not contest the election.

General election

Candidates

Results

1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Samuel Adams (incumbent) 15,976 90.21%
OthersScattering1,7349.79%
Total votes17,710 100.00%
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

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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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