1806 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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1806 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
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  1805 (special) October 7, 1806 (1806-10-07) 1807 (special)  
 
Candidate James M. Broom Thomas Fitzgerald
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote2,353830
Percentage60.52%21.35%

 
Candidate Joseph Haslet Thomas Montgomery
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote382323
Percentage9.83%8.31%

U.S. representative before election

James M. Broom
Federalist

Elected U.S. representative

James M. Broom
Federalist

The 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on October 7, 1806, to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district. Incumbent Federalist James M. Broom faced re-election to a full term after winning the previous year's special election. He was challenged by three Democratic-Republicans.

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Broom was re-elected with over 60% of the vote, with neither opponent coming close to unseating him.

Results

1806 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist James M. Broom (incumbent) 2,353 60.52
Democratic-Republican Thomas Fitzgerald83021.35
Democratic-Republican Joseph Haslet 3829.83
Democratic-Republican Thomas Montgomery3238.31
Majority1,52339.17
Total votes3,888 100.00
Federalist hold

Results by county

CountyBroom#Broom%Fitzgerald#Fitzgerald%Haslet#Haslet%Montgomery#Montgomery%Total
Kent 70995.94%304.06%739
New Castle 92843.36%83038.79%38217.85%2,140
Sussex 71971.05%29328.95%1,012

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - DE District At Large Race - Oct 07, 1806". Our Campaigns. January 10, 2006.