1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Massachusetts

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Governor before election

Samuel Adams
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Adams
Democratic-Republican

The 1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6.

Incumbent Governor Samuel Adams was re-elected to a second term in office; opposition to Adams was not organized and did not contest the election.

General election

1795 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel Adams (incumbent)	15,976	90.21%
	Others	Scattering	1,734	9.79%
Total votes			17,710	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

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^ Glashan, Roy (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books. p. 140.

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