1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1801 April 6, 1802 (1802-04-06) 1803  
Turnout11.73% of population [1] (Increase2.svg0.89)
  Portrait of Caleb Strong (1745-1819) (frame cropped).jpg Elbridge-gerry-painting.jpg
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote30,45619,768
Percentage60.45%39.24%

Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

The 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

Contents

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a third consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry again for the third time.

General election

Results

1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Federalist Caleb Strong (incumbent) 30,456 60.45%
Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry 19,76839.24%
OthersScattering1560.31%
Total votes50,380 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "MA Governor, 1802". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. 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.