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Turnout | 11.73% of population [1] (0.89) | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1802 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.
Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a third consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry again for the third time.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 30,456 | 60.45% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry | 19,768 | 39.24% | ||
Others | Scattering | 156 | 0.31% | ||
Total votes | 50,380 | 100.00% | |||
Federalist hold | Swing |