1801 United States gubernatorial elections

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13 state governorships
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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

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Democratic-Republican gain Democratic-Republican hold
Federalist gain Federalist hold

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

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

## Results

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State | Election date | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates

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Connecticut | April 9, 1801[a] | 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 | October 6, 1801  | James Sykes (acting)[b] | 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) | November 5, 1801[12][13][c] | David Emanuel (acting)[d] | 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) | November 9, 1801  | Benjamin Ogle | Federalist  | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory  | John Francis Mercer (Democratic-Republican), 59 votes
James Murray (Federalist), 26 votes[e]
[17][18][19][20]
Massachusetts | April 6, 1801  | Caleb Strong | Federalist  | Re-elected, 25,452 (55.55%)  | Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 20,184 (44.05%)[f]
Scattering 180 (0.39%)[g]
[24][25][26][4][27][28]
New Hampshire | March 10, 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) | October 31, 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 | April 28–30, 1801[h] | 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) | November 25, 1801?[i] | Benjamin Williams | Federalist
[46][47][48][j] | Re-elected, 119 votes  | John B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 58 votes
Richard Dobbs Spaight (Democratic-Republican), 1 vote
[53][54]
Rhode Island | April 1, 1801[k] | Arthur Fenner | Democratic-Republican/Country[l] | Re-elected, 3,756 (100.00%)[m]
[55][56][57][4][58][59][60] |
Tennessee | August 6–7, 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 | September 1, 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) | December 10, 1801[73] | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican  | Re-elected, unknown number of votes
| Scattering, 3 votes
[74][75]

## See also

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* 1801 United States elections

## References

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1. ^ "CT Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 38–39.
3. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 44.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h Dubin 2003.
5. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 86.
6. ^ "Connecticut 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
7. ^ "DE Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
8. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 50–51.
9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.
10. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 109.
11. ^ "Delaware 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
12. ^ "Extract of a letter dated Louisville, (Geo.) November 5, 1801". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington, D.C. November 18, 1801. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
13. ^ "Augusta, Wednesday, November 11th, 1801". Augusta Herald. Augusta, GA. November 11, 1801. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
14. ^ Sherwood, Ariel (1837). A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia. Washington, D.C.: P. Force. p. 63.
15. ^ "GA Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
16. ^ "Georgia 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
17. ^ "MD Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
18. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 250.
19. ^ "Maryland 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
20. ^ Votes and Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. November Session, 1801. Annapolis: Frederick Green, Printer to the State. p. 6.
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. Boston: John West & Co. 1814. p. 36.
23. ^ Hayward, John (1847). A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. Boston: John Hayward. p. 417.
24. ^ "MA Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
25. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 140–141.
26. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 57.
27. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 266.
28. ^ "Massachusetts 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
29. ^ "NH Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
30. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 200–201.
31. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 66.
32. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 372.
33. ^ "New Hampshire 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
34. ^ Farmer, James. The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen and Lyon. p. 17.
35. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 411.
36. ^ "New Jersey 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
37. ^ Lee, Francis Bazely (1902). New Jersey as a colony and a state. Vol. 3\. New York: Publishing Society of New Jersey. p. 155.
38. ^ "Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint-Meeting. In Joint-Meeting. Saturday, October 31, 1801". Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey, &c., &c. The First Sitting of the 26th Session. Trenton: Mann & Wilson, Printers to the State. 1801. p. 15.
39. ^ "NY Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
40. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 224–225.
41. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 69.
42. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 433.
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44. ^ Williams, Edwin (1831). The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1831. New York: Jonathan Leavitt and Collins & Hannay. p. 33.
45. ^ "Legislature of North-Carolina. November 27". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington, D.C. December 14, 1801. p. 2. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
46. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 228–229.
47. ^ Broussard 1978, p. 220.
48. ^ Gilpatrick, Delbert Harold (1931). Jeffersonian Democracy in North Carolina, 1789-1816. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 132\. ISBN 9780231916707. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
49. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 27.
50. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 436.
51. ^ "Gov. Benjamin Williams". nga.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
52. ^ Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1975). North Carolina Government 1585-1974: a narrative and statistical history. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. p. 160.
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55. ^ "RI Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
56. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 268–269.
57. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 76.
58. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 507.
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60. ^ J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State (1914). Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers. p. 107.
61. ^ "TN Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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63. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
64. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 550.
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66. ^ "VT Governor, 1801". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
67. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 314–315.
68. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 83.
69. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 606.
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## Notes

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1. ^ Glashan records this election as taking place on April 13.
2. ^ As Speaker of the Delaware Senate, Sykes became acting Governor on the resignation of Governor Richard Bassett on March 3, 1801.
3. ^ Some sources suggest the election was held on November 7, 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 March 3, 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 April 27–29.
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 April 15.
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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* Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
* Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
* Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
* Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. 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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