1858 Delaware gubernatorial election

1858 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1854 November 2, 1858 1862  →

Nominee William Burton James S. Buckmaster Party Democratic People's Popular vote 6,941 6,244 Percentage 52.64% 47.36%

Burton:     50–60% Buckmaster:     50–60%

Governor before election Peter F. Causey Know Nothing Elected Governor William Burton Democratic

The 1858 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1858. The Know Nothing incumbent governor of Delaware Peter F. Causey was ineligible to seek re-election. The Delaware Democratic Party nominated William Burton, the party's nominee in the 1854 election. ^[1] The People's Party, formed from a coalition of the Know Nothings with the nascent Delaware Republican Party, ^[2] nominated the former state treasurer James S. Buckmaster. Burton defeated Buckmaster in the general election by a narrow margin of 204 votes. ^[3]

General election

Results

1858 Delaware gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Burton	7,758	50.67	3.31
	People's	James S. Buckmaster	7,554	49.33	New
Majority			204	1.33	N/A
Total votes			15,312	100.00
	Democratic gain from Know Nothing

References

1. Conrad 1908, p. 194.
2. Munroe 2006, p. 126.
3. Dubin 2003, p. 28.

Bibliography

• Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907. Vol. 1. Lancaster, PA.
• Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
• Munroe, John A. (2006). History of Delaware (5th ed.). Newark: University of Delaware Press.