1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1808.

1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Sullivan Christopher Gore Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 41,193 39,643 Percentage 50.76% 48.85%

Governor before election James Sullivan Democratic-Republican Elected Governor James Sullivan Democratic-Republican

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor James Sullivan won re-election to a second term, defeating Federalist nominee Christopher Gore.

General election

Candidates

• Christopher Gore, Federalist, incumbent State Senator
• James Sullivan, Democratic-Republican, incumbent Governor

Results

1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	James Sullivan (incumbent)	41,193	50.76%
	Federalist	Christopher Gore	39,643	48.85%
	Scattering		311	0.38%
Majority			1,550	1.91%
Turnout			81,147
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

References

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