1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1808
Next Election:1810 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Next Year:1810
Election Date:April 3, 1809
Nominee1:Christopher Gore
Party1:Federalist Party
Popular Vote1:47,916
Percentage1:51.34%
Nominee2:Levi Lincoln Sr.
Party2:Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote2:45,118
Percentage2:48.35%
Governor
Before Election:Levi Lincoln Sr. (acting)
Before Party:Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:Christopher Gore
After Party:Federalist Party

The 1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1809.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Levi Lincoln Sr. had succeeded to the Governorship on the death of Governor James Sullivan on December 10, 1808. Lincoln was defeated for election to a term in his own right by Federalist nominee Christopher Gore.

General election

Candidates