1882 Delaware gubernatorial election

1882 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1878 November 7, 1882 1886  →

Nominee Charles C. Stockley Albert Curry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 16,558 14,620 Percentage 53.04% 46.83%

County results Stockley:     50–60%

Governor before election John W. Hall Democratic Elected Governor Charles C. Stockley Democratic

The 1882 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Hall was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator Charles C. Stockley ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Hall and faced Republican nominee Albert Curry. The Republican Party campaigned on organizing a new constitutional convention and launched a vigorous statewide effort. However, Stockley defeated Curry by a decisive margin and a unanimously Democratic state legislature was elected alongside him, securing the Party's dominance in the state for another four years. ^[1]

General election

Results

1882 Delaware gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles C. Stockley	16,558	53.04%	−25.56%
	Republican	Albert Curry	14,620	46.83%	—
	Write-ins		42	0.13%	—
Majority			1,938	6.21%	−51.62%
Turnout			31,220	100.00%
	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. p. 230.
2. 1883 Senate Journal, p. 41

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 Senate Journal, 79th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1883).