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Turnout | 10.27% of population [1] (1.46) | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1803 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 4.
Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a fourth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry again for the fourth time.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 30,619 | 67.79% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry | 14,247 | 31.54% | ||
Others | Scattering | 300 | 0.66% | ||
Total votes | 45,166 | 100.00% | |||
Federalist hold | Swing |