1814 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1814 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| country = Massachusetts

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1813 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1813

| next_election = 1815 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1815

| election_date = 4 April 1814

| image1 = Portrait of Caleb Strong (1745-1819) (frame cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Caleb Strong

| party1 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 56,374

| percentage1 = 55.01%

| image2 =Samuel Dexter.jpg

| nominee2 = Samuel Dexter

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 45,953

| percentage2 = 44.84%

| map_image = 1814 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Strong: {{legend0|#DFC27D|50-60%}} {{legend0|#BF812D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#543005|80–90%}}
Dexter: {{legend0|#73D873|50–60%}} {{legend0|#42CA42|60–70%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Caleb Strong

| before_party = Federalist Party (United States)

| after_election = Caleb Strong

| after_party = Federalist Party (United States)

}}

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The 1814 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 4 April 1814 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Federalist Governor Caleb Strong won re-election against Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Dexter.{{Cite web |title=Caleb Strong |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/caleb-strong/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

General election

On election day, 4 April 1814, incumbent Federalist Governor Caleb Strong won re-election by a margin of 10,421 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Dexter, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Strong was sworn in for his tenth overall term on 30 May 1814.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=224601 |title=MA Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=26 January 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change | title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1814|

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Federalist Party (United States)

|candidate = Caleb Strong (incumbent)

|votes = 56,374

|percentage = 55.01%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic-Republican Party

|candidate = Samuel Dexter

|votes = 45,953

|percentage = 44.84%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party =

|candidate = Scattering

|votes = 147

|percentage = 0.15%

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{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 102,474

|percentage = 100.00%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner= Federalist Party (United States)

|loser =

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