1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Christopher Gore Levi Lincoln Sr. Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 47,916 45,118 Percentage 51.34% 48.35%

County results Gore:      50–60%     60–70% Lincoln:      50-60%     60–70%

Governor before election Levi Lincoln Sr. (acting) Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Christopher Gore Federalist

The 1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1809.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Levi Lincoln Sr. had succeeded to the Governorship on the death of Governor James Sullivan on December 10, 1808. Lincoln was defeated for election to a term in his own right by Federalist nominee Christopher Gore.

General election

Candidates

• Levi Lincoln Sr., Democratic-Republican, acting Governor, former Attorney General of the United States
• Christopher Gore, Federalist, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Federalist nominee for Governor in 1808

Results

1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Christopher Gore	47,916	51.34%
	Democratic-Republican	Levi Lincoln Sr. (incumbent)	45,118	48.35%
	Scattering		288	0.31%
Majority			2,798	3.00%
Turnout			93,322
	Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican		Swing

References

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7. 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.
8. The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
9. Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.