1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1792 October 6, 1795 1798  →

Nominee Gunning Bedford Sr. Archibald Alexander Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,352 2,142 Percentage 52.34% 47.66%

County results Bedford:     50–60%     60–70% Alexander:     50–60%

Governor before election Joshua Clayton Federalist Elected Governor Gunning Bedford Sr. Federalist

The 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1795.

Incumbent Federalist Governor Joshua Clayton was not eligible for re-election under the Delaware Constitution of 1792.

Federalist nominee Gunning Bedford Sr. defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Archibald Alexander with 52.34% of the vote.

General election

Results

1795 Delaware gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Gunning Bedford Sr.	2,352	52.34%	+3.99%
	Democratic-Republican	Archibald Alexander	2,142	47.66%	—
Majority			210	4.68%	−2.05%
Turnout			4,494	100.00%
	Federalist hold

References

1. "DE Governor, 1795". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.
3. Glashan 1979, pp. 50–51.
4. Dubin 2003, p. 26.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
• Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.