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 4,110 Percentage 50.99% 49.01%

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 1.98%. 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

1832 United States presidential election in Delaware [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	National Republican	Henry Clay	4,276	50.99%	3
	Democratic	Andrew Jackson (inc.)	4,110	49.01%	0
Totals			8,386	100.00%	3

Results by county

1832 United States presidential election in Delaware ^[3]

County	Henry Clay National Republican		Andrew Jackson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
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	56.19%	1,383	43.81%	391	12.39%	3,157
Total:	4,276	50.99%	4,110	49.01%	166	1.98%	8,386

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

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. "1832 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
3. The Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register, for 1838: Containing Full Tables of the Votes for President in the Several States by Counties, Compared with the Votes Cast in the Same States and Counties During the Last Year. : With a List of the Chief Executive and Judicial Officers of the United States, and Members of Congress. : Also, a Variety of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Other Political Matter, Besides the Usual Almanac Tables, &c. &c. George Dearborn & Company, 38 Gold-street. For sale also at the New Yorker office, 127 Nassau-st. Stereotyped by F.F. Ripley. 1838.