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1805 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1805 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Caleb Strong won the 1805 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Caleb Strong received 35,213 popular votes (50.89%). The main challenger was James Sullivan (48.77%).

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

Strong +2.1 pts · won by 1,470 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist PartyWINNER50.89%
35,213 votes
James SullivanDemocratic48.77%
33,743 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.