1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1795.

1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1792 October 6, 1795 1798 →
 
Nominee Gunning Bedford Sr. Archibald Alexander
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 2,352 2,142
Percentage 52.34% 47.66%

Governor before election

Joshua Clayton
Federalist

Elected Governor

Gunning Bedford Sr.
Federalist

Incumbent Federalist Governor Joshua Clayton was not eligible for re-election under the Delaware Constitution of 1792.

Federalist nominee Gunning Bedford Sr. defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Archibald Alexander with 52.34% of the vote.

General election edit

Results edit

1795 Delaware gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Gunning Bedford Sr. 2,352 52.34% +3.99%
Democratic-Republican Archibald Alexander 2,142 47.66%
Majority 210 4.68% -2.05%
Turnout 4,494 100.00%
Federalist hold

References edit

  1. ^ "DE Governor, 1795". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.
  3. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 50–51.
  4. ^ Dubin 2003, p. 26.

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.