1882 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1882 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Hall was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator Charles C. Stockley ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Hall and faced Republican nominee Albert Curry. The Republican Party campaigned on organizing a new constitutional convention and launched a vigorous statewide effort. However, Stockley defeated Curry by a decisive margin and a unanimously Democratic state legislature was elected alongside him, securing the Party's dominance in the state for another four years.^[1]

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Results edit

1882 Delaware gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles C. Stockley	16,558	53.04%	-25.56%
	Republican	Albert Curry	14,620	46.83%	—
	Write-ins		42	0.13%	—
Majority			1,938	6.21%	-51.62%
Turnout			31,220	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. p. 230.
^ 1883 Senate Journal, p. 41

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 Senate Journal, 79th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1883).

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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. p. 230.

[2] 1883 Senate Journal, p. 41

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