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1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1803 April 2, 1804 (1804-04-02) 1805 →
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

The 1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.

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. ^ a b "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.