1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 1, 1799 (1799-04-01)

Nominee Increase Sumner William Heath Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 24,073 8,484 Percentage 72.92% 25.70%

County results Sumner:      50-60%      60–70%      80–90%      90–100% Heath:      50–60%      70–80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Increase Sumner Federalist Elected Governor Increase Sumner Federalist

The 1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 1.

Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a third term in office against minimal opposition. Sumner won the election on his deathbed and was unable to fulfill the duties of office. To avoid provoking a constitutional crisis, he took the office in early June before dying on June 7, 1799.

General election

Candidates

• William Heath, former State Senator and major general in the Contintental Army (Republican)
• Increase Sumner, incumbent Governor since 1797 (Federalist)

Results

1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Increase Sumner	24,073	72.92%
	Democratic-Republican	William Heath	8,484	25.70%
	Others	Scattering	456	1.38%
Total votes			33,013	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

1. 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.
2. Glashan, Roy (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books. p. 140.

Bibliography

• Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1927). Commonwealth History of Massachusetts. New York: The States History Company. OCLC 1543273.
• Morse, Anson (1909). The Federalist Party in Massachusetts to the Year 1800. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. OCLC 718724.
• Sumner, William Hyslop; Trask, William Blake (1854). Memoir of Increase Sumner, Governor of Massachusetts: Governor of Massachusetts. Boston: Samuel G. Drake.