Election Name: | 1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Year: | 1797 |
Previous Election: | 1797 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1799 |
Next Election: | 1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Ongoing: | No |
Image1: | File:IncreaseSumnerBySharples.jpg |
Nominee1: | Increase Sumner |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 18,245 |
Percentage1: | 75.21% |
Nominee2: | James Sullivan |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 6,014 |
Percentage2: | 24.79% |
Governor | |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Before Election: | Increase Sumner |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Increase Sumner |
The 1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.
Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a second term in office over Attorney General James Sullivan against minimal opposition.