1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1809.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Levi Lincoln Sr. had succeeded to the Governorship on the death of Governor James Sullivan on December 10, 1808. Lincoln was defeated for election to a term in his own right by Federalist nominee Christopher Gore.

Candidates

 * Levi Lincoln Sr., Democratic-Republican, acting Governor, former Attorney General of the United States
 * Christopher Gore, Federalist, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Federalist nominee for Governor in 1808