1783 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1783 Delaware gubernatorial election
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Nominee Nicholas Van Dyke
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote18
Percentage60.00%
Governor before election

John Cook (Acting)
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Nicholas Van Dyke
Nonpartisan

The 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on 1 February 1783 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 Nicholas Van Dyke was elected by the Delaware General Assembly against other candidates. [1]

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General election

On election day, 1 February 1783, Nicholas Van Dyke was elected by the Delaware General Assembly. Van Dyke was sworn in as the 7th President of Delaware on 1 February 1783. [2]

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1783
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Nicholas Van Dyke 18 60.00
Scattering1240.00
Total votes30 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Van Dyke". National Governors Association . Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "President of Delaware". ourcampaigns.com. August 10, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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