1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
April 6, 1802 (1802-04-06)
Turnout11.73% of population[1] (0.89)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry
Party Federalist Democratic–Republican
Popular vote 30,456 19,768
Percentage 60.45% 39.24%
Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

 Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong 30,456 60.45%
Democratic–Republican Elbridge Gerry 19,768 39.24%
Others Scattering 156 0.31%
Total votes 50,380 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References
  1. "MA Governor, 1802". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 Sep 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1801 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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