1789 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1789 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Hancock won the 1789 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Hancock received 17,309 popular votes (80.57%). The main challenger was James Bowdoin (16.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Hancock and Bowdoin

Hancock +64.5 pts · won by 13,852 votes

John HancockNonpartisan politicianWINNER80.57%

17,309 votes

James BowdoinNonpartisan politician16.09%

3,457 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.