1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.
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April 2, 1805
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| Turnout | 16.30% of population[1] ( 3.48) | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Strong: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Sullivan: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a sixth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Republican James Sullivan for the second time, only narrowly achieving the majority necessary for election.
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Federalist | Caleb Strong (incumbent) | 35,213 | 50.89% |  4.13 | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Sullivan | 33,743 | 48.77% | 4.14 | |
| Others | Scattering | 239 | 0.35% | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 69,195 | 100.00% | |||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
