1797 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1797 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3.
Incumbent Governor
Revolutionary France, and the consequent need for increased taxes to arm the nation.[1]
Sumner ultimately won a majority over the divided opposition.
General election
Candidates
- Moses Gill, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (Federalist)
- James Sullivan, Massachusetts Attorney General (Republican)
- Increase Sumner, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Federalist)
Results
Although Gill polled well in Boston and the eastern counties of present-day Maine, the Federalists won a decisive victory over the divided opposition.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Federalist
|
Increase Sumner (incumbent) | 14,540 | 56.21% | ||
Democratic-Republican
|
James Sullivan | 7,125 | 27.55% | ||
Federalist
|
Moses Gill | 3,559 | 13.76% | ||
| Others | Scattering | 641 | 2.46% | ||
| Total votes | 25,865 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic-Republican
|
Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Morse, pp. 175, 177
- ^ Morse, pp. 174–175
- ^ Burdick, Charles (1814). The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815. Vol. I. Boston: Charles Callender. p. 26.
- ^ Glashan, Roy (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books. p. 140.
Bibliography
- Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1927). Commonwealth History of Massachusetts. New York: The States History Company. OCLC 1543273.
- Morse, Anson (1909). The Federalist Party in Massachusetts to the Year 1800. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. OCLC 718724.
- Sumner, William Hyslop; Trask, William Blake (1854). Memoir of Increase Sumner, Governor of Massachusetts: Governor of Massachusetts. Boston: Samuel G. Drake.