1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	County results; Hancock: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; John Hancock; Nonpartisan	Elected Governor ; John Hancock; Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 6, 1789. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, who had served as the second governor of Massachusetts from 1785 to 1787.^[1]^[2]

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1789
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	John Hancock (incumbent)	17,309	80.57%	+0.04
	Nonpartisan	James Bowdoin	3,457	16.09%	+15.63
	Nonpartisan	Benjamin Lincoln	438	2.04%	+1.97
	Nonpartisan	William Cushing	157	0.73%	+0.73
	Nonpartisan	Samuel Adams	85	0.40%	+0.39
	Nonpartisan	Nathaniel Gorham	8	0.04%	+0.03
	Nonpartisan	Ebenezer Saul	7	0.03%	New
	Nonpartisan	James Warren	3	0.01%	−0.15
	Nonpartisan	John Adams	2	0.01%	+0.01
	Nonpartisan	Martin Burk	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Lincoln Chadwick	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Nathan Fisk	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Benjamin Goddard	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Jonah Haskell	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Samuel Haskell	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Holland	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Lace	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Lyman	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Lot Nye	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Lenox Parsons	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Samuel Phillips Jr.	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Nehemiah Pratt	1	0.0%	—
	Nonpartisan	J. Randall	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	James Sikes	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	John Taylor	1	0.0%	New
	Nonpartisan	Whiting	1	0.0%	New
Total votes			21,483	100.00%
	Nonpartisan hold

Results by county

	John Hancock Nonpartisan		James Bowdoin Nonpartisan		Scattering		County total
County	Votes	Percent	Votes	Percent	Votes	Percent	County total
Barnstable	383	92.96	24	5.82	5^[a]	1.21	412
Berkshire	761	85.22	47	5.26	85^[b]	9.52	893
Bristol	1,481	94.03	65	4.13	29^[c]	1.84	1,575
Cumberland	637	87.50	30	4.12	61^[d]	8.38	728
Dukes	89	74.17	31	25.83	—		120
Essex	1,455	69.98	569	27.37	55^[e]	2.64	2,079
Hampshire	1,956	70.06	710	25.43	126^[f]	4.51	2,792
Lincoln	1,382	95.77	46	3.19	15^[g]	1.04	1,443
Middlesex	2,406	89.44	256	9.52	28^[h]	1.04	2,690
Nantucket	83	96.51	2	2.32	1^[i]	1.16	86
Plymouth	732	68.22	214	19.94	127^[j]	11.84	1,073
Suffolk	2,374	70.24	946	27.99	60^[k]	1.78	3,380
Worcester	2,876	82.71	478	13.75	123^[l]	3.54	3,477
York	693	94.41	39	5.31	2^[m]	0.27	734
TOTAL	17,309	80.57	3,457	16.09	717	3.34	21,483

References

^ Warren 3, Samuel Adams 1, Nye 1
^ Cushing 58, Lincoln 21, Samuel Adams 4, Chadwick 1, Holland 1
^ Lincoln 26, Cushing 1, Pratt 1, Warren 1
^ Lincoln 58, Samuel Adams 1, Lace 1, Randall 1
^ Lincoln 30, Cushing 17, Samuel Adams 6, John Adams 1, Phillips 1
^ Lincoln 36, Cushing 22, Samuel Adams 57, Gorham 6, Burk 1, Lyman 1, Parsons 1, Sikes 1, Warren 1
^ Lincoln 12, Samuel Adams 2, John Adams 1
^ Lincoln 22, Cushing 3, Samuel Adams 2, Gorham 1
^ Samuel Adams 1
^ Lincoln 116, Saul 7, Samuel Adams 2, Cushing 1, Warren 1
^ Lincoln 46, Cushing 11, Samuel Adams 3
^ Lincoln 70, Cushing 41, Samuel Adams 5, Gorham 1, Fisk 1, Goddard 1, Jonah Haskell 1, Samuel Haskell 1, Taylor 1, Whiting 1
^ Samuel Adams 1, Cushing 1

^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 100–1. ISBN 0786414391.
^ Lampi, Philip J. "Massachusetts 1788 Governor". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[3] Warren 3, Samuel Adams 1, Nye 1

[4] Cushing 58, Lincoln 21, Samuel Adams 4, Chadwick 1, Holland 1

[5] Lincoln 26, Cushing 1, Pratt 1, Warren 1

[6] Lincoln 58, Samuel Adams 1, Lace 1, Randall 1

[7] Lincoln 30, Cushing 17, Samuel Adams 6, John Adams 1, Phillips 1

[8] Lincoln 36, Cushing 22, Samuel Adams 57, Gorham 6, Burk 1, Lyman 1, Parsons 1, Sikes 1, Warren 1

[9] Lincoln 12, Samuel Adams 2, John Adams 1

[10] Lincoln 22, Cushing 3, Samuel Adams 2, Gorham 1

[11] Samuel Adams 1

[12] Lincoln 116, Saul 7, Samuel Adams 2, Cushing 1, Warren 1

[13] Lincoln 46, Cushing 11, Samuel Adams 3

[14] Lincoln 70, Cushing 41, Samuel Adams 5, Gorham 1, Fisk 1, Goddard 1, Jonah Haskell 1, Samuel Haskell 1, Taylor 1, Whiting 1

[15] Samuel Adams 1, Cushing 1

[1] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 100–1. ISBN 0786414391.

[2] Lampi, Philip J. "Massachusetts 1788 Governor". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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