1826 Delaware gubernatorial election

1826 Delaware gubernatorial election
	Polk: 60–70%; Hazzard: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Samuel Paynter; Federalist	Elected Governor ; Charles Polk Jr.; Federalist

The 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 1826. Incumbent Federalist Governor Samuel Paynter was barred from seeking re-election to a second consecutive term. State Senator Charles Polk Jr. ran as the Federalist nominee to succeed Paynter, while 1823 Democratic-Republican nominee David Hazzard once again ran as his party's nominee. Polk ended up defeating Hazzard by a narrow margin, barely holding onto the governorship for the Federalists.^[1]

General election

Results

1826 Delaware gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Charles Polk Jr.	4,333	50.55%	−1.21%
	Democratic-Republican	David Hazzard	4,238	49.45%	+1.21%
Majority			95	1.11%	−2.43%
Turnout			8,571	100.00%
	Federalist hold

References

^ 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. 180.
^ Dubin 2003, p. 27.

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.

[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. 180.

[FOOTNOTEDubin200327-2] Dubin 2003, p. 27.

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