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The1810 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1810.
IncumbentFederalistGovernorChristopher Gore was defeated byDemocratic-Republican nomineeElbridge Gerry.
Republicans cast Gore as an ostentatious British-lovingTory who wanted to restore the monarchy (his parents wereLoyalists during the Revolution), and Gerry as a patriotic American, while Federalists described Gerry as a "French partizan" and Gore as an honest man devoted to ridding the government of foreign influence.[1] A temporary lessening in the threat of war with Britain aided Gerry.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry | 46,541 | 51.25% | ||
| Federalist | Christopher Gore (incumbent) | 44,079 | 48.54% | ||
| Scattering | 193 | 0.21% | |||
| Majority | 2,462 | 2.71% | |||
| Turnout | 90,813 | ||||
| Democratic-Republicangain fromFederalist | Swing | ||||
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