1832 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1832 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Henry Clay Andrew Jackson Party National Republican Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate John Sergeant Martin Van Buren Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 4,276 4,105 Percentage 51.02% 48.98%

County results Clay   50–60% Jackson   50–60%

President before election Andrew Jackson Democratic Elected President Andrew Jackson Democratic

The 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Delaware voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 2.04%. This was the first election in which Delaware voted by popular vote for president in a contested election. It had used the congressional district method in the uncontested election of 1788–89, but had since changed to selecting its electors through the state legislature from 1792 to 1828. ^[1]

Results

General Election Results ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	National Republican Party	Henry Clay	Cornelius P. Comegys	4,276
	National Republican Party	Henry Clay	George Truitt	4,263
	National Republican Party	Henry Clay	Henry F. Hall	4,258
	Democratic Party	Andrew Jackson	Nehemiah Clark	4,105
	Democratic Party	Andrew Jackson	William N. Polk	4,098
	Democratic Party	Andrew Jackson	Samuel Paynter	4,094
Votes cast [a]				8,381

Results by county

County [2] [3]	Henry Clay National Republican		Andrew Jackson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	1,167	53.56%	1,012	46.44%	155	7.11%	2,179
New Castle	1,335	43.77%	1,715	56.23%	-380	-12.46%	3,050
Sussex	1,774	56.28%	1,378	43.72%	396	12.56%	3,152
Totals	4,276	51.02%	4,105	48.98%	171	2.04%	8,381

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

1. Moore, John L., ed. (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. pp. 254–56.
2. Governor's Register State of Delaware Volume One. Wilmington: Public Archives Commission of Delaware. 1926. pp. 301–302. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
3. The Politician's Manual: Containing Returns of Elections in the United States. New York: James Van Norden. 1834. p. 25. Retrieved December 17, 2025.