1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.

1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
April 7, 1800 (1800-04-07)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry Moses Gill
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 19,630 17,019 2,019
Percentage 50.26% 43.57% 5.17%
Governor before election

Moses Gill (acting)
Federalist

 Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Federalist Caleb Strong was elected over Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry.

Lieutenant Governor Moses Gill, who had been acting as Governor since the June 7 death of Increase Sumner, preferred to run for re-election to that position, and he won re-election in a concurrent election. However, he received a significant number of votes for Governor as well.

Acting Governor Gill actually died before the 1801 term began, leaving the Governor's Council to conduct gubernatorial duties until Strong's term started.

General election

Results
1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong 19,630 50.26%
Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry 17,019 43.57%
Federalist Moses Gill (incumbent) 2,019 5.17%
Others Scattering 391 1.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References
  1. "MA Governor, 1800". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1800 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 7, 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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