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1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1802 April 4, 1803 (1803-04-04) 1804 →
Turnout10.27% of population[1] (Decrease1.46)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 30,619 14,247
Percentage 67.79% 31.54%

County results
Strong:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Gerry:      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

The 1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4.

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

General election

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Results

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1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong (incumbent) 30,619 67.79%
Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry 14,247 31.54%
Others Scattering 300 0.66%
Total votes 45,166 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "MA Governor, 1803". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts 1802 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.