1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| country = Massachusetts

| election_date = {{Start date|1801|4|6}}

| type = presidential

| previous_year = 1800

| previous_election = 1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1802

| next_election = 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| ongoing = No

| turnout = 10.84% of population{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=224284 |title=MA Governor, 1800 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=6 Sep 2020}} ({{increase}}1.61)

| image1 = x140px

| nominee1 = Caleb Strong

| party1 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 25,693

| percentage1 = 55.50%

| image2 = x140px

| nominee2 = Elbridge Gerry

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 20,423

| percentage2 = 44.11%

| map_caption = County results
Strong: {{legend0|#DFC27D|50–60%}} {{legend0|#BF812D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#8C510A|70–80%}} {{legend0|#543005|80–90%}}
Gerry: {{legend0|#73D873|50–60%}} {{legend0|#42CA42|60–70%}} {{legend0|#30A630|70–80%}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_image = 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| title = Governor

| before_party = Federalist Party (United States)

| before_election = Caleb Strong

| after_party = Federalist Party (United States)

| after_election = Caleb Strong

}}

The 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a second consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry.

General election

=Results=

{{Election box begin

| title=1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election{{cite web |publisher= Tufts University |work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives |title=Massachusetts 1800 Governor |series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 |access-date= 6 Sep 2020 |url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tb09j6649 }}{{cite book |last=Burdick |first=Charles |date=1814 |title=The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815 |volume=I |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DP7Y2qQ68wAC&pg=PA26 |location=Boston |publisher=Charles Callender |page=26 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Federalist Party (United States)

|candidate = Caleb Strong (incumbent)

|votes = 25,693

|percentage = 55.50%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Elbridge Gerry

|votes = 20,423