1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts Presidential no 1788 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1788 1790 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1790 April 6, 1789 150x150px File:John Hancock 1770-crop.jpg John Hancock Nonpartisan politician 17,309 80.57% File:James Bowdoin II by Feke full length.jpg James Bowdoin Nonpartisan politician 3,457 16.09% 1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg x250px County resultsHancock: #8d8d8d 60–70% #737373 70–80% #5a5a5a 80–90% #424242 >90% Governor John Hancock Nonpartisan politician John Hancock Nonpartisan politician A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 6, 1789. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, who had served as the second governor of Massachusetts from 1785 to 1787.Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland Jefferson, N.C. 0786414391 100–1 https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesgube0000dubi/page/100/mode/2upLampi Philip J. Massachusetts 1789 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/jd472w730 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2024-11-18 Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1789 Nonpartisan politician John Hancock (incumbent) 17,309 80.57% +0.04 Nonpartisan politician James Bowdoin 3,457 16.09% +15.63 Nonpartisan politician Benjamin Lincoln 438 2.04% +1.97 Nonpartisan politician William Cushing 157 0.73% +0.73 Nonpartisan politician Samuel Adams 85 0.40% +0.39 Nonpartisan politician Nathaniel Gorham 8 0.04% +0.03 Nonpartisan politician Ebenezer Saul 7 0.03% New Nonpartisan politician James Warren 3 0.01% -0.15 Nonpartisan politician John Adams 2 0.01% +0.01 Nonpartisan politician Martin Burk 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Lincoln Chadwick 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Nathan Fisk 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Benjamin Goddard 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Jonah Haskell 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Samuel Haskell 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Daniel Holland 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Lace 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Joseph Lyman 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Lot Nye 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Lenox Parsons 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Samuel Phillips Jr. 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Nehemiah Pratt 1 0.0% — Nonpartisan politician J. Randall 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician James Sikes 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician John Taylor 1 0.0% New Nonpartisan politician Whiting 1 0.0% New 21,483 100.00% Nonpartisan politician Results by county John HancockNonpartisan James BowdoinNonpartisan Scattering County total County Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Barnstable 383 92.96 24 5.82 5Warren 3, Samuel Adams 1, Nye 1 1.21 412 Berkshire 761 85.22 47 5.26 85Cushing 58, Lincoln 21, Samuel Adams 4, Chadwick 1, Holland 1 9.52 893 Bristol 1,481 94.03 65 4.13 29Lincoln 26, Cushing 1, Pratt 1, Warren 1 1.84 1,575 Cumberland 637 87.50 30 4.12 61Lincoln 58, Samuel Adams 1, Lace 1, Randall 1 8.38 728 Dukes 89 74.17 31 25.83 — 120 Essex 1,455 69.98 569 27.37 55Lincoln 30, Cushing 17, Samuel Adams 6, John Adams 1, Phillips 1 2.64 2,079 Hampshire 1,956 70.06 710 25.43 126Lincoln 36, Cushing 22, Samuel Adams 57, Gorham 6, Burk 1, Lyman 1, Parsons 1, Sikes 1, Warren 1 4.51 2,792 Lincoln 1,382 95.77 46 3.19 15Lincoln 12, Samuel Adams 2, John Adams 1 1.04 1,443 Middlesex 2,406 89.44 256 9.52 28Lincoln 22, Cushing 3, Samuel Adams 2, Gorham 1 1.04 2,690 Nantucket 83 96.51 2 2.32 1Samuel Adams 1 1.16 86 Plymouth 732 68.22 214 19.94 127Lincoln 116, Saul 7, Samuel Adams 2, Cushing 1, Warren 1 11.84 1,073 Suffolk 2,374 70.24 946 27.99 60Lincoln 46, Cushing 11, Samuel Adams 3 1.78 3,380 Worcester 2,876 82.71 478 13.75 123Lincoln 70, Cushing 41, Samuel Adams 5, Gorham 1, Fisk 1, Goddard 1, Jonah Haskell 1, Samuel Haskell 1, Taylor 1, Whiting 1 3.54 3,477 York 693 94.41 39 5.31 2Samuel Adams 1, Cushing 1 0.27 734 TOTAL 17,309 80.57 3,457 16.09 717 3.34 21,483 References Category:1789 Massachusetts elections Category:Massachusetts gubernatorial elections Category:1789 United States gubernatorial elections MA gov 1789