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The1832 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Delaware voted for theNational Republican candidate,Henry Clay, over theDemocratic Party candidate,Andrew Jackson. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 2.04%. 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 uncontestedelection of 1788–89, but had since changed to selecting its electors through the state legislature from 1792 to 1828.[1]
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Republican Party | Henry Clay | Cornelius P. Comegys | 4,276 | |
| National Republican Party | Henry Clay | George Truitt | 4,263 | |
| National Republican Party | Henry Clay | Henry F. Hall | 4,258 | |
| Democratic Party | Andrew Jackson | Nehemiah Clark | 4,105 | |
| Democratic Party | Andrew Jackson | William N. Polk | 4,098 | |
| Democratic Party | Andrew Jackson | Samuel Paynter | 4,094 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 8,381 | |||
| County[2][3] | Henry Clay National Republican | Andrew Jackson Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 | 56.28% | 1,378 | 43.72% | 396 | 12.56% | 3,152 |
| Totals | 4,276 | 51.02% | 4,105 | 48.98% | 171 | 2.04% | 8,381 |
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