1801 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1801, in 13 states.

1801 United States gubernatorial elections
March 10, 1801 – December 11, 1801
13 state governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic–Republican Federalist
Last election 7 governorships 9 governorships
Seats before 7 9
Seats won 8 5
Seats after 11 5
Seat change 4 4
Seats up 4 9
     Democratic-Republican gain      Democratic-Republican hold
     Federalist gain      Federalist hold

Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.

Results
StateElection DateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing Candidates
Connecticut 9 April 1801[lower-alpha 1] Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Re-elected, 11,156 (83.84%) Richard Law (Democratic-Republican), 1,056 (7.94%)
Scattering 1,095 (8.23%)
[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Delaware 6 October 1801 James Sykes (acting)[lower-alpha 2] Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory David Hall (Democratic-Republican), 3,475 (50.13%)
Nathaniel Mitchell (Federalist), 3,457 (49.87%)
[7][8][9][4][10][11]
Georgia
(election by legislature)		 5 November 1801[12][13][lower-alpha 3] David Emanuel (acting)[lower-alpha 4] Democratic-Republican Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Josiah Tattnall (Democratic-Republican), 41 votes
Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist), 21 votes
Jared Irwin (Democratic-Republican), 7 votes
[15][16]
Maryland
(election by legislature)		 9 November 1801 Benjamin Ogle Federalist Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory John Francis Mercer (Democratic-Republican), 59 votes
James Murray (Federalist), 26 votes[lower-alpha 5]
[17][18][19][20]
Massachusetts 6 April 1801 Caleb Strong Federalist Re-elected, 25,452 (55.55%) Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 20,184 (44.05%)[lower-alpha 6]
Scattering 180 (0.39%)[lower-alpha 7]
[24][25][26][4][27][28]
New Hampshire 10 March 1801 John Taylor Gilman Federalist Re-elected, 10,898 (65.50%) Timothy Walker (Democratic-Republican), 5,249 (31.55%)
Scattering 492 (2.96%)
[29][30][31][4][32][33][34]
New Jersey
(election by legislature)		 31 October 1801 Richard Howell Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 30 votes
Richard Stockton (Federalist), 20 votes
[35][36][37][38]
New York 28-30 April 1801[lower-alpha 8] John Jay Federalist Retired, Democratic-Republican victory George Clinton (Democratic-Republican), 24,808 (54.30%)
Stephen van Rensselaer (Federalist), 20,843 (45.62%)
Scattering 33 (0.07%)
[39][40][41][4][42][43][44]
North Carolina
(election by legislature)		 25 November 1801?[lower-alpha 9] Benjamin Williams Federalist
[46][47][48][lower-alpha 10]		 Re-elected, 119 votes John B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 58 votes
Richard Dobbs Spaight (Democratic-Republican), 1 vote
[53][54]
Rhode Island 1 April 1801[lower-alpha 11] Arthur Fenner Democratic-Republican/Country[lower-alpha 12] Re-elected, 3,756 (100.00%)[lower-alpha 13]
[55][56][57][4][58][59][60]
Tennessee 6-7 August 1801 John Sevier Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Archibald Roane (Democratic-Republican), 8,438 (99.88%)
John Boyd 10 (0.12%)
[61][62][63][4][64][65]
Vermont 1 September 1801 Isaac Tichenor Federalist Re-elected, majority of 2,060 Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican)
[66][67][68][4][69][70][71][72]
Virginia
(election by legislature)		 10 December 1801[73] James Monroe Democratic-Republican Re-elected, unknown number of votes
 Scattering, 3 votes
[74][75]

See also
  • 1801 United States elections

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  3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 44.
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Notes
  1. Glashan records this election as taking place on 13 April.
  2. As Speaker of the Delaware Senate, Sykes became acting Governor on the resignation of Governor Richard Bassett on 3 March 1801.
  3. Some sources suggest the election was held on 7 November, but this was the date Tattnall was inaugurated.[14]
  4. As President of the Georgia State Senate, Emanuel became acting Governor on the resignation of Governor James Jackson on 3 March 1801.
  5. Some contemporary sources give Murray's total as 27. 26 is the figure given in the Maryland Senate Journal.
  6. Some 19th Century sources give Gerry's total as 20,169, and scattering votes as 195.[21][22][23]
  7. Kallenbach and Kallenbach give the number of scattering votes as 380.
  8. Glashan records this election as taking place on 27-29 April.
  9. Williams acknowledged his election in a letter of 26 November.[45]
  10. Some sources describe Williams as a Democratic-Republican, although Broussard refers to him as "a quiet but unmistakeable Federalist" and "undeniably a Federalist", and Gilpatrick describes him as a "mild Federalist."[49] [50][51][52]
  11. Glashan records this election as taking place on 15 April.
  12. Fenner was supported by the Federalist Party.
  13. Dubin and OurCampaigns give Fenner's total as 3,760. This discrepancy involves four additional votes in Bristol County.

Bibliography
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  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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  • Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  • Broussard, James H. (1978). The Southern Federalists, 1800-1816. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-0288-1.
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