1805 United States gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:1805 United States gubernatorial elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1795
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1804 United States gubernatorial elections
Previous Year:1804
Next Election:1806 United States gubernatorial elections
Next Year:1806
Seats For Election:13 state governorships
Election Date:March 12, 1805 – December 7, 1805
1Blank:Seats up
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:12 governorships
Seats Before1:12
Seats After1:12
Seats1:9
1Data1:9
Party2:Federalist Party (United States)
Last Election2:5 governorships
Seats Before2:5
Seats After2:4
Seat Change2:1
Seats2:3
1Data2:4
Party3:Independent (politician)
Last Election3:0 governorships
Seats Before3:0
Seats After3:1
Seat Change3:1
Seats3:1
1Data3:0
Map Size:324px

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1805, in 13 states.

Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.

Results

State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Connecticut11 April 1805Jonathan Trumbull Jr.Federalist Re-elected, 12,700 (61.47%)William Hart (Democratic-Republican), 7,810 (37.80%)
Scattering 151 (0.73%)
[1] [2]
Georgia
(election by legislature)		7 November 1805?John MilledgeDemocratic-Republican Re-elected, 61 votes
[3]
Maryland
(election by legislature)		11 November 1805Robert BowieDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, unknown number of votes
[4] [5] [6]
Massachusetts1 April 1805Caleb StrongFederalist Re-elected, 32,988 (51.45%)James Sullivan (Democratic-Republican), 31,125 (48.55%)
[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
New Hampshire12 March 1805John Taylor GilmanFederalist Defeated, 12,287 (43.20%)John Langdon (Democratic-Republican), 16,097 (56.59%)
Scattering 59 (0.21%)
[15] [16] [17] [18]
New Jersey
(election by legislature)		25 October 1805Joseph BloomfieldDemocratic-Republican Re-elected, unanimously
[19] [20] [21]
North Carolina
(election by legislature)		25 November 1805[22] [23] James TurnerDemocratic-RepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryNathaniel Alexander (Democratic-Republican), 108 votes
Benjamin Williams (Federalist), 66 votes
Joseph Taylor (Democratic-Republican), 3 votes
Little, 1 vote
More, 1 vote
Whitfield, 1 vote
[24] [25] [26] [27]
Ohio8 October 1805Edward TiffinDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, 4,783 (100.00%)
[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
Pennsylvania8 October 1805Thomas McKeanDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected as an Independent Republican, 43,644 (52.89%)Simon Snyder (Democratic-Republican), 38,483 (46.63%)
Scattering 395 (0.48%)
[41] [42] [43] [44] [45]
Rhode Island3 April 1805Arthur FennerDemocratic-Republican/CountryRe-elected. Returns lost.Seth Wheaton (Federalist)
[46] [47] [48]
Tennessee1-2 August 1805John SevierDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, 10,293 (63.74%)Archibald Roane (Democratic-Republican), 5,855 (36.26%)
[49] [50] [51] [52]
Vermont3 September 1805Isaac TichenorFederalist Re-elected, 8,683 (60.87%)Jonathan Robinson (Democratic-Republican), 5,054 (35.43%)
Scattering 527 (3.69%)
[53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]
Virginia
(election by legislature)		7 December 1805[59] John PageDemocratic-RepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryWilliam H. Cabell (Democratic-Republican), 99 votes
Alexander MacRae, 90 votes
[60] [61] [62] [63]

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Georgia 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  4. Web site: MD Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  5. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Maryland 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  6. Book: . Votes and Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. November Session, 1806 . Annapolis . Frederick Green, Printer to the State . 5 .
  7. Web site: MA Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  8. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Massachusetts 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  9. Book: Burdick, Charles . 1814 . The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815 . I . Boston . Charles Callender . 26 .
  10. Book: . The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. . 1814 . Boston . John West & Co. . 36 .
  11. Book: Hayward, John . 1847 . A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. . Boston . John Hayward . 417 .
  12. News: . Massachusetts election . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 12 June 1805 . 2 . 16 August 2020 .
  13. News: . Massachusetts. Votes for Governor . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 14 June 1805 . 3 . 16 August 2020 .
  14. News: . Massachusetts. Boston, April 16. Election Data . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 29 April 1806 . 3 . 16 August 2020 .
  15. Web site: NH Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  16. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Hampshire 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  17. Book: . A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June, Anno Domini, 1805 . Concord . Peirce & Gardner, Printers to the State . 7 . 1805 .
  18. Book: Farmer, James . The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833 . Concord . Marsh, Capen and Lyon . 18 .
  19. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Jersey 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  20. Book: Lee, Francis Bazely . 1902 . New Jersey as a colony and a state . 3 . New York . Publishing Society of New Jersey . 159 .
  21. Book: . Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New-Jersey, &c., &c. Being the First Sitting of the 30th Session . Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint-Meeting. In Joint-Meeting. Thursday, October 25, 1805 . https://books.google.com/books?id=7htNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87 . Cedarville, (West) New-Jersey . Printed for John Westcott, Jun.. 87 . 1805 .
  22. News: . Raleigh, (N. C.) November 25 . Virginia Argus . Richmond, VA . 30 November 1805 . 2 . 16 August 2020 .
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  26. Web site: North Carolina Legislature . North Carolina Digital Collections . Balloting for Governor . Balloting: November-December 1805 . 16 August 2020 .
  27. Book: Broussard, James H. . 1978 . The Southern Federalists, 1800-1816 . Baton Rouge . Louisiana State University Press . 219 . 0-8071-0288-1 .
  28. Web site: OH Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  29. Book: Utler, William T. . 1942 . The History of the State of Ohio. The Frontier State: 1803-1825 . II . Columbus, OH . The Ohio Historical Society . 41–42 .
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  40. Book: Townsend, Charles . Charles Townsend (Ohio politician) . 1882 . Annual Report of the Secretary of State, to the Governor of the State of Ohio, for the Year 1882 . Election Statistics of Ohio. Vote on Governor from 1803 to 1850, inclusive . https://archive.org/details/annualreportofse1882ohio/page/176/mode/1up . Columbus . Myers Brothers, State Printers . 176 .
  41. Web site: PA Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  42. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Pennsylvania 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  43. Book: . Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, &c., &c. . XVI . Lancaster . John Burnside . 44–45 . 1805 .
  44. Web site: . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 . Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1805 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . 16 August 2020 .
  45. Peeling . James Hedley . 1930 . Governor McKean and the Pennsylvania Jacobins (1799-1808) . The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography . University of Pennsylvania Press . 54 . 4 . 320–354 . 20086750 .
  46. Web site: RI Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  47. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  48. Book: J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State . 1914 . Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914 . Providence, RI . E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers . 107 .
  49. Web site: TN Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  50. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Tennessee 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  51. Book: Miller, Charles A. . 1890 . The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee . Nashville, TN . Marshall & Bruce, Stationers . 169 .
  52. Book: Corlew, Robert E. . 1990 . Tennessee, a short history . Knoxville, TN . University of Tennessee Press . 135 . 0-87049-646-8 .
  53. Web site: VT Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  54. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Vermont 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  55. Book: . Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, at their session begun and holden at Danville, in the County of Caledonia, on the second Thursday of October A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Five . Windsor . Alden Spooner, Printer to the State . 6 . 1806 .
  56. Book: Walton . E. P. . 1877 . Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont . V . https://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno05verm/page/58/mode/1up . Montpelier . Steam Press of J. & J. M. Poland . Record of the Governor and Council at the Session of the General Assembly at Danville, October 1805 . 58 .
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  59. Book: Swem . Earl G. . Williams . John W. . 1918 . A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia 1776-1918 and of the Constitutional Conventions . Governors of Virginia, 1776-1918 . https://archive.org/details/registerofgenera00virg/page/n15/mode/2up . Richmond . Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing . ix .
  60. Web site: VA Governor, 1805 . Our Campaigns . 16 August 2020.
  61. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Virginia 1805 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 16 August 2020 .
  62. News: . Washington City. Friday, December 13 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 13 December 1805 . 2 . 16 August 2020 .
  63. News: . Election of Governor . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 10 December 1805 . 3 . 16 August 2020 .

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