1791 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 4, 1791. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, was re-elected against scattering opposition.[1][2]
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April 4, 1791
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 County results Hancock: 80â90% 90â100% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hancock (incumbent) | 16,055 | 93.94% | +7.41 | |
| Federalist | Francis Dana | 278 | 1.63% | +1.38 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Russell | 176 | 1.03% | +1.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Phillips Jr. | 126 | 0.74% | +0.46 | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Lincoln | 121 | 0.71% | +0.49 | |
| Federalist | John Lowell | 98 | 0.57% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | David Cobb | 38 | 0.22% | â0.53 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Adams | 37 | 0.22% | +0.03 | |
| Nonpartisan | Azor Orne | 25 | 0.15% | +0.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathaniel Gorham | 21 | 0.12% | â0.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin | 20 | 0.12% | â11.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tristram Dalton | 19 | 0.11% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | William Heath | 12 | 0.07% | 0.06 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elbridge Gerry | 10 | 0.06% | New | |
| Federalist | Caleb Strong | 10 | 0.06% | New | |
| Federalist | Theophilus Parsons | 4 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Jarvis | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Josiah Thatcher | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Oliver Wendell | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Worthington | 3 | 0.02 | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Loansami Baldwin | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Gardner | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Jacob Goodlove | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | William Lithgow | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Ebenezer Seale | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Sullivan | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Alline | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Clack | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Cushing | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Solomon Freeman | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Ebenezer Hancock | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry Hodan | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Oliver | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Isaac Randall | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Richardson | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Amos Singletary | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Federalist | Increase Sumner | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Federalist | George Thatcher | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Wallis | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Warren | 1 | 0.00% | â0.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Whitman | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Solomon Williams | 1 | 0.00% | New | |
| Total votes | 17,091 | 100.00% | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | |||||