1801 United States gubernatorial elections

none August 2024 1801 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1795 legislative no 1800 United States gubernatorial elections 1800 1802 United States gubernatorial elections 1802 13 state governorships March 10, 1801 – December 11, 1801 Seats up Democratic-Republican Party 7 governorships 7 11 4 8 4 Federalist Party 9 governorships 9 5 4 5 9 USgubernatorial1801.png 324px #5fd45f Democratic-Republican gain #237d23 Democratic-Republican hold#f08a62 Federalist gain #ba3e11 Federalist hold United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1801, in 13 states. Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures. Results State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Connecticut April 9, 1801Glashan records this election as taking place on April 13. Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Re-elected, 11,156 (83.84%) Richard Law (Democratic-Republican), 1,056 (7.94%)Scattering 1,095 (8.23%)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218398 CT Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 38–39Congressional Quarterly 1998 44Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 86 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Connecticut 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/9880vr53k Delaware October 6, 1801 James Sykes (acting)As Speaker of the Delaware Senate, Sykes became acting Governor on the resignation of Governor Richard Bassett on March 3, 1801. Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory David Hall (Democratic-Republican), 3,475 (50.13%)Nathaniel Mitchell (Federalist), 3,457 (49.87%)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218968 DE Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 50–51Congressional Quarterly 1998 46Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 109 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Delaware 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/pg15bf42c Georgia(election by legislature) November 5, 1801 Extract of a letter dated Louisville, (Geo.) November 5, 1801 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045242/1801-11-18/ed-1/seq-3/ The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser Washington, D.C. November 18, 1801 3 July 12, 2020 Augusta, Wednesday, November 11th, 1801 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82014178/1801-10-11/ed-1/seq-3/ Augusta Herald Augusta, GA November 11, 1801 3 July 12, 2020 Some sources suggest the election was held on November 7, but this was the date Tattnall was inaugurated.Sherwood Ariel 1837 A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia https://books.google.com/books?id=YSr0hFRdr5QC&pg=PA63 Washington, D.C. P. Force 63 David Emanuel (acting)As President of the Georgia State Senate, Emanuel became acting Governor on the resignation of Governor James Jackson on March 3, 1801. Democratic-Republican Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Josiah Tattnall (Democratic-Republican), 41 votesThomas P. Carnes (Federalist), 21 votesJared Irwin (Democratic-Republican), 7 voteshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=836050 GA Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Georgia 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r207tq41k Maryland(election by legislature) November 9, 1801 Benjamin Ogle Federalist Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory John Francis Mercer (Democratic-Republican), 59 votesJames Murray (Federalist), 26 votesSome contemporary sources give Murray's total as 27. 26 is the figure given in the Maryland Senate Journal.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122153 MD Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 250 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Maryland 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/jq085k63r Votes and Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. November Session, 1801 https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc4800/sc4872/003186/html/m3186-0073.html Annapolis Frederick Green, Printer to the State 6 Massachusetts April 6, 1801 Caleb Strong Federalist Re-elected, 25,452 (55.55%) Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 20,184 (44.05%)Some 19th-century sources give Gerry's total as 20,169, and scattering votes as 195.Burdick Charles 1814 The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815 I https://books.google.com/books?id=DP7Y2qQ68wAC&pg=PA26 Boston Charles Callender 26 The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. 1814 https://books.google.com/books?id=wcw7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA36 Boston John West & Co. 36 Hayward John 1847 A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. https://books.google.com/books?id=4I0-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA417 Boston John Hayward 417 Scattering 180 (0.39%)Kallenbach and Kallenbach give the number of scattering votes as 380.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=224297 MA Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 140–141Congressional Quarterly 1998 57Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 266 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Massachusetts 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tb09j6649 New Hampshire March 10, 1801 John Taylor Gilman Federalist Re-elected, 10,898 (65.50%) Timothy Walker (Democratic-Republican), 5,249 (31.55%)Scattering 492 (2.96%)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235657 NH Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 200–201Congressional Quarterly 1998 66Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 372 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives New Hampshire 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/4x51hk852 Farmer James The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxkwqy&view=1up&seq=27 Concord Marsh, Capen and Lyon 17 New Jersey(election by legislature) October 31, 1801 Richard Howell Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 30 votesRichard Stockton (Federalist), 20 votesKallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 411 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives New Jersey 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/pv63g199q Lee Francis Bazely 1902 New Jersey as a colony and a state 3 https://archive.org/details/newjerseyascolon05leef/page/155/mode/1up New York Publishing Society of New Jersey 155 Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey, &c., &c. The First Sitting of the 26th Session Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint-Meeting. In Joint-Meeting. Saturday, October 31, 1801 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101077906251&view=1up&seq=145 Trenton Mann & Wilson, Printers to the State 15 1801 New York April 28–30, 1801Glashan records this election as taking place on April 27–29. John Jay Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory George Clinton (Democratic-Republican), 24,808 (54.30%)Stephen van Rensselaer (Federalist), 20,843 (45.62%)Scattering 33 (0.07%)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=188366 NY Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 224–225Congressional Quarterly 1998 69Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 433 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives New York 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/cf95jc814 Williams Edwin 1831 The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1831 https://books.google.com/books?id=WxYXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33 New York Jonathan Leavitt and Collins & Hannay 33 North Carolina(election by legislature) November 25, 1801?Williams acknowledged his election in a letter of 26 November. Legislature of North-Carolina. November 27. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045242/1801-12-14/ed-1/seq-2/ The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser Washington, D.C. December 14, 1801 2 July 12, 2020 Benjamin Williams FederalistGlashan 1979 228–229Broussard 1978 220Gilpatrick Delbert Harold 1931 Jeffersonian Democracy in North Carolina, 1789-1816 https://books.google.com/books?id=yK8lAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mild+federalist%22 New York Columbia University Press 132 9780231916707 Some sources describe Williams as a Democratic-Republican, although Broussard refers to him as "a quiet but unmistakeable Federalist" and "undeniably a Federalist", and Gilpatrick describes him as a "mild Federalist."Congressional Quarterly 1998 27 Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 436https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-williams/ Gov. Benjamin Williams nga.org National Governors Association July 7, 2020 Cheney John L. Jr. 1975 North Carolina Government 1585-1974: a narrative and statistical history https://archive.org/details/northcarolinagov1975nort/page/160/mode/1up Raleigh, NC North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State 160 Re-elected, 119 votes John B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 58 votesRichard Dobbs Spaight (Democratic-Republican), 1 votehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=274306 NC Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives North Carolina 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/g445cf76s Rhode Island April 1, 1801Glashan records this election as taking place on April 15. Arthur Fenner Democratic-Republican/CountryFenner was supported by the Federalist Party. Re-elected, 3,756 (100.00%)Dubin and OurCampaigns give Fenner's total as 3,760. This discrepancy involves four additional votes in Bristol County.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237764 RI Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 268–269Congressional Quarterly 1998 76Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 507 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Rhode Island 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/4x51hj93j J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State 1914 Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Ky8tAQAAMAAJ/page/n144/mode/1up Providence, RI E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers 107 Tennessee August 6–7, 1801 John Sevier Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Archibald Roane (Democratic-Republican), 8,438 (99.88%)John Boyd 10 (0.12%)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238368 TN Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 294–295Congressional Quarterly 1998 79Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 550 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Tennessee 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0g354g618 Vermont September 1, 1801 Isaac Tichenor Federalist Re-elected, majority of 2,060 Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=783536 VT Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020Glashan 1979 314–315Congressional Quarterly 1998 83Dubin 2003Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 606 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Vermont 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0z708z03n Walton E. P. 1876 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont IV https://archive.org/details/vermontgovrecords04waltrich/page/291/mode/1up Montpelier Steam Press of J. & J. M. Poland Record of the Governor and Council at the Session of the General Assembly at Newbury, Oct. 1801 258 Coolidge A. J. Mansfield J. B. 1860 History and Description of New England: Vermont https://archive.org/details/historydescrip00cool/page/964/mode/1up Boston Austin J. Coolidge Governors and Gubernatorial Vote 964 Virginia(election by legislature) December 10, 1801 Washington City. Friday, December 18, 1801 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045242/1801-12-18/ed-1/seq-3/ The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser Washington, D.C. December 18, 1801 3 July 12, 2020 James Monroe Democratic-Republican Re-elected, unknown number of votes Scattering, 3 voteshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=783626 VA Governor, 1801 Our Campaigns July 12, 2020 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Virginia 1801 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 July 12, 2020 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/7m01bm729 See also 1801 United States elections References 30em Notes Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977 Broussard James H. 1978 The Southern Federalists, 1800-1816 https://archive.org/details/southernfederali0000brou/ Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 0-8071-0288-1