1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.

1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 2, 1804 (1804-04-02)
Turnout12.82% of population[1] (Increase2.55)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong James Sullivan
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 30,041 24,368
Percentage 55.02% 44.63%

Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a fifth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican James Sullivan.

General election

Results

1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong (incumbent) 30,041 55.02%
Democratic-Republican James Sullivan 24,368 44.63%
Others Scattering 195 0.36%
Total votes 54,604 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

  1. "MA Governor, 1804". Our Campaigns. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1804 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. 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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