1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 6, 1802 (1802-04-06)
Turnout	11.73% of population[1] (0.89)
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 30,456 19,768 Percentage 60.45% 39.24%
County results Strong:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Gerry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election Caleb Strong Federalist Elected Governor Caleb Strong Federalist

The 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a third consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry again for the third time.

General election

Results

1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Caleb Strong (incumbent)	30,456	60.45%
	Democratic-Republican	Elbridge Gerry	19,768	39.24%
	Others	Scattering	156	0.31%
Total votes			50,380	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

1. "MA Governor, 1802". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
2. "Massachusetts 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. 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.