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1804 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1804 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Caleb Strong won the 1804 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Caleb Strong received 30,041 popular votes (55.02%). The main challenger was James Sullivan (44.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Strong and Sullivan

Strong +10.4 pts · won by 5,673 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist PartyWINNER55.02%
30,041 votes
James SullivanDemocratic44.63%
24,368 votes
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.