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1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1780 April 2, 1781 1782 →
 
Nominee John Hancock James Bowdoin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,996 339
Percentage 93.14% 3.95%

County results
Hancock:      80–90%      90-100%

Governor before election

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 2, 1781. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, the former president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.

Results

1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan John Hancock 7,996 93.14% +1.58
Nonpartisan James Bowdoin 339 3.95% −4.49
Others Scattering 250 2.91 New

References

  1. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 0786414391.
  2. Dubin, 99.
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