1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Turnout	16.30% of population [1] (3.48)
Nominee Caleb Strong James Sullivan Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 35,213 33,743 Percentage 50.89% 48.77%
County results Strong:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Sullivan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election Caleb Strong Federalist Elected Governor Caleb Strong Federalist

The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a sixth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Republican James Sullivan for the second time, only narrowly achieving the majority necessary for election.

General election

Results

1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Caleb Strong (incumbent)	35,213	50.89%	4.13
	Democratic-Republican	James Sullivan	33,743	48.77%	4.14
	Others	Scattering	239	0.35%	0.01
Total votes			69,195	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

1. "MA Governor, 1805". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
2. "Massachusetts 1805 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.