1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 2, 1781
 
Nominee John Hancock James Bowdoin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,996 339
Percentage 93.14% 3.95%

County results
Hancock:      80–90%      90-100%

Governor before election

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 2, 1781. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, the former president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.