Election Name: | 1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Year: | 1799 |
Previous Election: | 1799 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1801 |
Next Election: | 1801 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Ongoing: | No |
Image1: | Portrait of Caleb Strong (1745-1819) (frame cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Caleb Strong |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 19,630 |
Percentage1: | 50.26% |
Nominee2: | Elbridge Gerry |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 17,019 |
Percentage2: | 43.57% |
Image3: | Moses Gill - John S Copley.jpg |
Nominee3: | Moses Gill |
Party3: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 2,019 |
Percentage3: | 5.17% |
Governor | |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Before Election: | Moses Gill (acting) |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Caleb Strong |
The 1800 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 7.
Federalist Caleb Strong was elected over Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry.
Lieutenant Governor Moses Gill, who had been acting as Governor since the June 7 death of Increase Sumner, preferred to run for re-election to that position, and he won re-election in a concurrent election. However, he received a significant number of votes for Governor as well.
Acting Governor Gill actually died before the 1801 term began, leaving the Governor's Council to conduct gubernatorial duties until Strong's term started.