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1807 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1807 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

James Sullivan won the 1807 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. James Sullivan received 41,954 popular votes (51.47%). The main challenger was Caleb Strong (48.12%).

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

Sullivan +3.4 pts · won by 2,730 votes
James SullivanDemocraticWINNER51.47%
41,954 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist Party48.12%
39,224 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.