1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4.

1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
April 4, 1803 (1803-04-04)
Turnout10.27% of population[1] (1.46)
 
Nominee Caleb Strong Elbridge Gerry
Party Federalist Democratic–Republican
Popular vote 30,619 14,247
Percentage 67.79% 31.54%
Governor before election

Caleb Strong
Federalist

 Elected Governor

Caleb Strong
Federalist

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

Results
1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Caleb Strong 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
  1. "MA Governor, 1803". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 Sep 2020.
  2. "Massachusetts 1802 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 6 Sep 2020.
  3. Burdick, Charles (1814). The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815. I. Boston: Charles Callender. p. 26.
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