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1866 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1866 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1862November 6, 18661870 →
 
NomineeGove SaulsburyJames Riddle
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote9,8108,598
Percentage53.29%46.71%

Saulsbury:     50–60%     60–70%
Riddle:     50–60%

Governor before election

Gove Saulsbury
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gove Saulsbury
Democratic


The1866 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. On March 1, 1865, Republican GovernorWilliam Cannon died in office, elevating State Senate SpeakerGove Saulsbury, a Democrat, to the governorship. Saulsbury ran for re-election in 1866, the first Governor to do so sinceJoshua Clayton in1792. He faced Republican nominee James Riddle, a prominent industrialist. Saulsbury defeated Riddle by a decisive margin, ushering in a large Democratic majority in both houses of the legislature.[1]

General election

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Results

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1866 Delaware gubernatorial election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticGove Saulsbury (inc.)9,81053.29%+3.63%
RepublicanJames Riddle8,59846.71%−3.63%
Majority1,2126.58%+5.90%
Turnout18,408100.00%
Democratichold

References

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  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. 220–221.
  2. ^1867 House Journal, p. 73

Bibliography

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  • 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, 71st General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1867).
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