1781 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1781 Delaware gubernatorial election
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  1778 6 November 1781 1783  
  John Dickinson portrait.jpg
Nominee John Dickinson
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote25
Percentage96.15%

Governor before election

Caesar Rodney
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

John Dickinson
Nonpartisan

The 1781 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1781 in order to elect the President of Delaware. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Candidate and former member of the Continental Congress John Dickinson was unanimously elected by the Delaware General Assembly as he ran unopposed. [1]

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General election

On election day, 6 November 1781, John Dickinson was unanimously elected by the Delaware General Assembly, receiving all but his own vote (which was rejected). Dickinson was sworn in as the 5th President of Delaware on 13 November 1781. [2]

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1781
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan John Dickinson 25 96.15
Rejected13.85
Total votes26 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

References

  1. "John Dickinson". National Governors Association. January 15, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. "President of Delaware". ourcampaigns.com. August 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2024.