1862 Delaware gubernatorial election

1862 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1858 November 4, 1862 1866  →

Nominee William Cannon Samuel Jefferson Party National Union Democratic Popular vote 8,155 8,044 Percentage 50.34% 49.66%

County results Cannon:     50–60% Jefferson:     50–60%

Governor before election William Burton Democratic Elected Governor William Cannon National Union

The 1862 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1862. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Burton was unable to seek re-election. Samuel Jefferson ran to succeed him as the Democratic nominee, and he faced National Union candidate William Cannon, the former State Treasurer. Cannon narrowly defeated Jefferson, ^[1] and in so doing, was the last Republican-affiliated candidate to be elected Governor until 1894.

General election

Results

1862 Delaware gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Union	William Cannon	8,155	50.34%	—
	Democratic	Samuel Jefferson	8,044	49.66%	−1.01%
Majority			111	0.69%	−0.65%
Turnout			16,199	100.00%
	National Union gain from Democratic

References

1. Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907. Vol. 1. Lancaster, Pa.: Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders. pp. 206–07.
2. 1863 House Journal, p. 80

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.
• Delaware House Journal, 69th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1863).