1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| country = Massachusetts

| election_date = {{Start date|1803|4|4}}

| type = presidential

| previous_year = 1802

| previous_election = 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1804

| next_election = 1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| ongoing = No

| turnout = 10.27% of population{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=224327 |title=MA Governor, 1803 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=6 Sep 2020}} ({{decrease}}1.46)

| image1 = x140px

| nominee1 = Caleb Strong

| party1 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 30,619

| percentage1 = 67.79%

| image2 = x140px

| nominee2 = Elbridge Gerry

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 14,247

| percentage2 = 31.54%

| map_caption = County results
Strong: {{legend0|#DFC27D|50–60%}} {{legend0|#BF812D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#8C510A|70–80%}} {{legend0|#543005|80–90%}} {{legend0|#382005|90–100%}}
Gerry: {{legend0|#73D873|50–60%}} {{legend0|#30A630|70–80%}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_image = 1803 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 1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4.

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=

{{Election box begin

| title=1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election{{cite web |publisher= Tufts University |work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives |title=Massachusetts 1802 Governor |series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 |access-date= 6 Sep 2020 |url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2b88qd518 }}{{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 = 30,619

|percentage = 67.79%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Elbridge Gerry

|votes = 14,247

|percentage = 31.54%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Others

|candidate = Scattering

|votes = 300

|percentage = 0.66%

|change =

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 45,166

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Federalist Party (United States)

|loser = Federalist Party (United States)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{1803 United States elections}}

{{Massachusetts elections}}

Governor

1803

Massachusetts

Category:April 1803

Category:Elbridge Gerry

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