1862 Delaware gubernatorial election

1862 Delaware gubernatorial election
	County results; Cannon: 50–60%; Jefferson: 50–60%
Governor before election; William Burton; Democratic	Elected Governor ; William Cannon; National Union

The 1862 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1862. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Burton was unable to seek re-election. Samuel Jefferson ran to succeed him as the Democratic nominee, and he faced National Union candidate William Cannon, the former State Treasurer. Cannon narrowly defeated Jefferson,^[1] and in so doing, was the last Republican-affiliated candidate to be elected Governor until 1894.

General election

Results

1862 Delaware gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Union	William Cannon	8,155	50.34%	—
	Democratic	Samuel Jefferson	8,044	49.66%	−1.01%
Majority			111	0.69%	−0.65%
Turnout			16,199	100.00%
	National Union gain from Democratic

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. pp. 206–07.
^ 1863 House Journal, p. 80

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 House Journal, 69th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1863).

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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. 206–07.

[2] 1863 House Journal, p. 80

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