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1806 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1806 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Caleb Strong won the 1806 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Caleb Strong received 37,739 popular votes (50.2%). The main challenger was James Sullivan (49.36%).

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

Strong +0.8 pts · won by 630 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist PartyWINNER50.2%
37,739 votes
James SullivanDemocratic49.36%
37,109 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.