1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Massachusetts

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April 2, 1798 (1798-04-02)

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Governor before election

Increase Sumner
Federalist

Elected Governor

Increase Sumner
Federalist

The 1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.

Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a second term in office over Attorney General James Sullivan against minimal opposition.

General election

1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Increase Sumner (incumbent)	18,245	75.21%
	Democratic-Republican	James Sullivan	6,014	24.79%
Total votes			24,259	100.00%
	Federalist hold		Swing

^ 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.

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