1788 Massachusetts Governor Race

1788 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election
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The 1788 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election was held on April 7, 1788. This was the first election held under the new U.S. Constitution.
Incumbent Governor John Hancock would run again with the Constitutional Democratic Party. Benjamin Lincoln also ran again, becoming a major player in the election. Elbridge Gerry, a well known State Legislator, would run with the Democratic-Republican Party, which hadn't run a candidate since 1781. The Anti-Federalist Party would run James Warren, the speaker of the Massachusetts Assembly. And former Governor James Bowdoin would launch another campaign.
==Results==
John Hancock would barely win over Benjamin Lincoln, sparking a storm of debate amongst citizens, as Hancock won with less than 40% of the Popular Vote.
Candidate 	Candidate 	Popular Vote	Popular Vote
Candidate 	Candidate 	Count 	Percentage
John Hancock 	Constitutional Democratic	8,691 	39.2%
Benjamin Lincoln	Independent 	8,647 	39%
Elbridge Gerry 	Democratic-Republican 	3,104 	14%
James Warren 	Anti-Federalist 	1,020 	4.6%
James Bowdoin 	Independent 	710 	3.2%
Total 	Total 	24,604 	100.00%