1789 Delaware gubernatorial election

1789 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joshua Clayton Party Nonpartisan

President before election Jehu Davis (acting) Nonpartisan Elected President Joshua Clayton Nonpartisan

The 1789 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on May 30, 1789. The former member of the Delaware House of Assembly Joshua Clayton was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years. ^[1]

The previous president Thomas Collins died in office on March 29, 1789. The speaker of the House of Assembly Jehu Davis acted as president pending the election of Collins's successor. ^[2]

The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Clayton was elected on the first ballot. ^[1] The number of votes cast was not recorded. ^[3]

General election

1789 Delaware gubernatorial election ^[3]

Candidate	First ballot
	Count	Percent
Joshua Clayton	**	**
Total	**	100.00

References

1. Sobel & Raimo 1978, p. 211.
2. Raimo 1980, p. 42.
3. Delaware 1887, p. 1,188.

Bibliography

• Delaware (1887). Minutes of the Council of the Delaware State, from 1776 to 1792. Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware.
• Raimo, John W. (1980). Biographical Directory of American Colonial and Revolutionary Governors, 1607–1789. Westport, CT: Meckler Books.
• Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789–1978. Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books.