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1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1780 April 2, 1781 1782 →
 
Nominee John Hancock James Bowdoin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,996 339
Percentage 93.14% 3.95%

County results
Hancock:      80–90%      90-100%

Governor before election

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 2, 1781. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, the former president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.[1]

Results

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1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan John Hancock 7,996 93.14% +1.58
Nonpartisan James Bowdoin 339 3.95% −4.49
Others Scattering 250 2.91 New

References

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  1. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 0786414391.
  2. ^ Dubin, 99.