1790 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1790 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

April 5, 1790
 
Nominee John Hancock James Bowdoin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 14,360 1,880
Percentage 86.53% 11.33%

County results
Hancock:      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Hancock
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 5, 1790. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, who had served as the second governor of Massachusetts from 1785 to 1787.