The 1866 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. On March 1, 1865, Republican Governor William Cannon died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker Gove Saulsbury, a Democrat, to the governorship. Saulsbury ran for re-election in 1866, the first Governor to do so since Joshua Clayton in 1792. 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]
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 Saulsbury: 50–60% 60–70% Riddle: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gove Saulsbury (inc.) | 9,810 | 53.29% | +3.63% | |
| Republican | James Riddle | 8,598 | 46.71% | −3.63% | |
| Majority | 1,212 | 6.58% | +5.90% | ||
| Turnout | 18,408 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 1867 House Journal, p. 73
Bibliography
edit- 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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