1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Sullivan Caleb Strong
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 41,954 39,224
Percentage 51.47% 48.12%

Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Elected Governor

James Sullivan
Democratic-Republican

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The 1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1807.

Incumbent Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee James Sullivan.

General election

Candidates

Results

1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican James Sullivan 41,954 51.47%
Federalist Caleb Strong (incumbent) 39,224 48.12%
Scattering 328 0.40%
Majority 2,730 3.35%
Turnout 81,506
Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give Sullivan's vote as 41,960.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 57. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  2. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 273. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts 1807 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
  6. ^ Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.
  7. ^ "MA Governor, 1807". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. xxiv. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  9. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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