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1812 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1812 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Caleb Strong won the 1812 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Caleb Strong received 52,696 popular votes (50.6%). The main challenger was Elbridge Gerry (49.28%).

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

Strong +1.3 pts · won by 1,370 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist PartyWINNER50.6%
52,696 votes
Elbridge GerryDemocratic49.28%
51,326 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.