1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Sullivan Christopher Gore
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 41,193 39,643
Percentage 50.76% 48.85%

County results
Sullivan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Gore:      50-60%      60–70%

Governor before election

James Sullivan
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Sullivan
Democratic-Republican

The 1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1808.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Sullivan won re-election to a second term, defeating Federalist nominee Christopher Gore.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican James Sullivan (incumbent) 41,193 50.76%
Federalist Christopher Gore 39,643 48.85%
Scattering 311 0.38%
Majority 1,550 1.91%
Turnout 81,147
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "MA Governor, 1808". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 57. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts 1808 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
  9. ^ Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.