1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
April 6, 1801 (1801-04-06)
Turnout10.84% of population[1] (1.61)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry
Party Federalist Democratic–Republican
Popular vote 25,693 20,423
Percentage 55.50% 44.11%
Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

 Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a second consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry.

General election

Results
1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong 25,693 55.50%
Democratic–Republican Elbridge Gerry 20,423 44.11%
Others Scattering 180 0.39%
Total votes 46,296 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References
  1. "MA Governor, 1800". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 Sep 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1800 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 6 Sep 2020.
  3. Burdick, Charles (1814). The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815. I. Boston: Charles Callender. p. 26.
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