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Agubernatorial election was held inMassachusetts on April 5, 1790.John Hancock, the incumbentgovernor, defeatedJames Bowdoin, who had served as the second governor of Massachusetts from 1785 to 1787.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Hancock (incumbent) | 14,360 | 86.53% | +5.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin | 1,880 | 11.33% | −4.76 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Cobb | 124 | 0.75% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Phillips Jr. | 47 | 0.28% | +0.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francis Dana | 42 | 0.25% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Lincoln | 37 | 0.22% | −1.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Adams | 32 | 0.19% | −0.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathaniel Gorham | 27 | 0.16% | +0.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | Azor Orne | 17 | 0.10% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | James Warren | 4 | 0.02% | +0.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Isaac Stokey | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas B. Waite | 3 | 0.02% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Hastings | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Oliver Prescott | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Soule | 2 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Adams | 1 | 0.01% | — | |
| Nonpartisan | John Avery Jr. | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Barrett | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Elijah Cutler | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Dean | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Farmer | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | John Gentry | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | William Heath | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Hodges | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonah Jackson | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph MacLellen | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Newell | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Russell | 1 | 0.01% | New | |
| Total votes | 16,595 | 100.00% | |||
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| John Hancock Nonpartisan | James Bowdoin Nonpartisan | Scattering | County total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | |
| Barnstable | 244 | 85.61 | 41 | 14.38 | — | 285 | |
| Berkshire | 835 | 94.78 | 38 | 4.31 | 8[a] | 0.91 | 881 |
| Bristol | 1,144 | 88.89 | 36 | 2.80 | 107[b] | 8.31 | 1,287 |
| Cumberland | 541 | 96.26 | 13 | 2.31 | 8[c] | 1.42 | 562 |
| Dukes | 134 | 94.37 | 8 | 5.63 | — | 142 | |
| Essex | 1,155 | 78.687 | 251 | 17.10 | 62[d] | 4.22 | 1,468 |
| Hampshire | 1,937 | 82.67 | 348 | 14.85 | 58[e] | 2.48 | 2,343 |
| Lincoln | 1,160 | 93.10 | 71 | 5.70 | 15[f] | 1.20 | 1,246 |
| Middlesex | 1,979 | 91.70 | 161 | 7.46 | 18[g] | 0.83 | 2,158 |
| Nantucket | 180 | 98.90 | 2 | 1.10 | — | 182 | |
| Plymouth | 614 | 77.52 | 147 | 18.56 | 31[h] | 3.91 | 792 |
| Suffolk | 1,639 | 79.03 | 421 | 20.30 | 14[i] | 0.68 | 2,074 |
| Worcester | 2,224 | 87.01 | 302 | 11.82 | 30[j] | 1.17 | 2,556 |
| York | 564 | 92.76 | 41 | 6.74 | 3[k] | 0.49 | 608 |
| TOTAL | 14,360 | 86.53 | 1,880 | 11.33 | 355 | 2.14 | 16,595 |
