1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1806

April 6, 1807


Nominee	James Sullivan	Caleb Strong
Party	Democratic-Republican	Federalist
Popular vote	41,954	39,224
Percentage	51.47%	48.12%

Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

Elected Governor

James Sullivan
Democratic-Republican

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The 1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1807.

Incumbent Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee James Sullivan.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Caleb Strong, Federalist, incumbent Governor
James Sullivan, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Attorney General of Massachusetts

Results[]

1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Sullivan	41,954	51.47%
	Federalist	Caleb Strong (incumbent)	39,224	48.12%
	Scattering		328	0.40%
Majority			2,730	3.35%
Turnout			81,506
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes[]

^ Some sources give Sullivan's vote as 41,960.^[7]^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 57. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ 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.
^ "Massachusetts 1807 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ 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.
^ The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
^ Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.
^ "MA Governor, 1807". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ 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.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

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"s/" = Special election See also: Political party strength in Massachusetts