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Turnout | 16.30% of population[1] (3.48) | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.
Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a sixth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Republican James Sullivan for the second time, only narrowly achieving the majority necessary for election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 35,213 | 50.89% | 4.13 | |
Democratic-Republican | James Sullivan | 33,743 | 48.77% | 4.14 | |
Others | Scattering | 239 | 0.35% | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 69,195 | 100.00% | |||
Federalist hold | Swing |