1790 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1790 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John Hancock won the 1790 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John Hancock received 14,360 popular votes (86.53%). The main challenger was James Bowdoin (11.33%).

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

Hancock +75.2 pts · won by 12,480 votes

John HancockNonpartisan politicianWINNER86.53%

14,360 votes

James BowdoinNonpartisan politician11.33%

1,880 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.