1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1878 Delaware gubernatorial election
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  1874 November 5, 1878 1882  
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Nominee John W. Hall Kensey Johns Stewart
Party Democratic Greenback
Popular vote10,7302,835
Percentage79.10%20.90%

1878 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Hall:     60–70%     80–90%     90–100%

Governor before election

John P. Cochran
Democratic

Elected Governor

John W. Hall
Democratic


The 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Democratic Governor John P. Cochran was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator John W. Hall ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Cochran. The Republican Party, chastened by its long string of defeats, failed to run a statewide candidate. Instead, the Greenback Party stepped in, and Kensey Johns Stewart ran as the Greenback nominee. The absence of the Republican Party on the ballot caused turnout to crash, and Hall defeated Stewart by the largest margin in state history. [1]

Contents

General election

Results

1878 Delaware gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John W. Hall 10,730 78.60% +26.01%
Greenback Kensey Johns Stewart2,83520.77%
Independent Christian Febiger300.22%
Write-ins570.42%
Majority7,89557.83%+52.65%
Turnout 13,652100.00%
Democratic hold

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. 228–229.
  2. 1879 Senate Journal, pp. 93–95

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