1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
← 1800 April 6, 1801 (1801-04-06) 1802 →
Turnout10.84% of population[1] (Increase1.61)
 
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

The 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

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 (incumbent) 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. ^ a b "MA Governor, 1800". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts 1800 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.


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