1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Sullivan Caleb Strong Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 41,954 39,224 Percentage 51.47% 48.12%

County results Sullivan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Strong:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Caleb Strong Federalist Elected Governor James Sullivan Democratic-Republican

The 1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1807.

Incumbent Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee James Sullivan.

General election

Candidates

• Caleb Strong, Federalist, incumbent Governor
• James Sullivan, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Attorney General of Massachusetts

Results

1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	James Sullivan	41,954	51.47%
	Federalist	Caleb Strong (incumbent)	39,224	48.12%
	Scattering		328	0.40%
Majority			2,730	3.35%
Turnout			81,506
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Sullivan's vote as 41,960. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

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2. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 273. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
3. "Massachusetts 1807 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved November 22, 2021.
4. 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.
5. The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
6. Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.
7. "MA Governor, 1807". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
8. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. xxiv. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
9. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.