Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1790 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this midterm year. Each governor is elected separately; there is no combined national percentage.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Huntington | Federalist | 3290 | 100.00% | Elected |
Sources & further reading
Maryland — Governor — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Eager Howard | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.
Sources & further reading
Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hancock | Nonpartisan | 14360 | 86.53% | Elected |
| James Bowdoin | Nonpartisan | 1880 | 11.33% | — |
| David Cobb | Nonpartisan | 124 | 0.75% | — |
| Samuel Phillips Jr. | Nonpartisan | 47 | 0.28% | — |
| Francis Dana | Nonpartisan | 42 | 0.25% | — |
| Benjamin Lincoln | Nonpartisan | 37 | 0.22% | — |
| Samuel Adams | Nonpartisan | 32 | 0.19% | — |
| Nathaniel Gorham | Nonpartisan | 27 | 0.16% | — |
| Azor Orne | Nonpartisan | 17 | 0.10% | — |
| James Warren | Nonpartisan | 4 | 0.02% | — |
| Isaac Stokey | Nonpartisan | 3 | 0.02% | — |
| Thomas B. Waite | Nonpartisan | 3 | 0.02% | — |
| John Hastings | Nonpartisan | 2 | 0.01% | — |
| Oliver Prescott | Nonpartisan | 2 | 0.01% | — |
| Elias Soule | Nonpartisan | 2 | 0.01% | — |
| John Adams | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| John Avery Jr. | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Joseph Barrett | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Elijah Cutler | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| John Dean | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| John Farmer | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| John Gentry | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| William Heath | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Michael Hodges | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Jonah Jackson | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Joseph MacLellen | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Timothy Newell | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
| Thomas Russell | Nonpartisan | 1 | 0.01% | — |
Sources & further reading
New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Bartlett | Anti-Federalist | 1676 | 21.59% | — |
| John Pickering | 3189 | 41.09% | Elected | |
| Joshua Wentworth | 2369 | 30.42% | — | |
| Nathaniel Peabody | Anti-Federalist | 294 | 3.79% | — |
| Scattering | 234 | 3.01% | — |
Sources & further reading
New Jersey — Governor — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Paterson | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.
Sources & further reading
North Carolina — Governor — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Martin | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| Charles Johnson | Federalist | — | — | — |
Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.
Sources & further reading
Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mifflin | Democratic-Republican | 27974 | 90.71% | Elected |
| Arthur St. Clair | Federalist | 2863 | 9.29% | — |
| Charles Thomson | Independent | 2 | 0.00% | — |
Sources & further reading
Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the midterm year, including available special contests, not off-year elections or every sitting governor. Candidate-specific ideology is used where sourced; election-era party ideology is the fallback. Historical indirect selections and unavailable counts are identified separately. Source summaries may omit minor candidates; blank values do not mean zero votes.
Sources & further reading
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records