1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1788 6 April 1789 1790 →
 
Nominee John Hancock James Bowdoin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 17,309 3,457
Percentage 80.57% 16.09%

County results
Hancock:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

The 1789 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 6 April 1789 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election against former Governor James Bowdoin and former United States Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln.[1]

  1. ^ "John Hancock". National Governors Association. Retrieved 24 May 2024.