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1789 Governor election results

8 races · 8 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1789 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1789 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ConnecticutSamuel HuntingtonF1 votes
MarylandJohn Eager HowardF1 votes
MassachusettsJohn HancockN17,309 votes · +13,852 over James Bowdoin
New HampshireJohn SullivanF3,657 votes · +169 over John Pickering
New JerseyWilliam LivingstonN48 votes
New YorkGeorge ClintonA6,391 votes · +429 over Robert Yates
North CarolinaSamuel JohnstonF1 votes
South CarolinaCharles PinckneyN1 votes