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1815 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1815 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Caleb Strong won the 1815 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Caleb Strong received 50,921 popular votes (53.58%). The main challenger was Samuel Dexter (46.23%).

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

Strong +7.4 pts · won by 6,983 votes
Caleb StrongFederalist PartyWINNER53.58%
50,921 votes
Samuel DexterDemocratic46.23%
43,938 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.