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The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.
Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a sixth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Republican James Sullivan for the second time, only narrowly achieving the majority necessary for election.
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 35,213 | 50.89% | ![]() | |
Democratic-Republican | James Sullivan | 33,743 | 48.77% | ![]() | |
Others | Scattering | 239 | 0.35% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 69,195 | 100.00% | |||
Federalist hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MA Governor, 1805". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1805 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ 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.