1878 Delaware gubernatorial election
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| ← 1874 | November 5, 1878 | 1882 → |
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| |  |  | | Nominee | John W. Hall | Kensey Johns Stewart | | | Party | Democratic | Greenback | | Popular vote | 10,730 | 2,835 | | Percentage | 79.10% | 20.90% | |
Governor before election
John P. Cochran
Democratic | Elected Governor
John W. Hall
Democratic | |
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The 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Democratic Governor John P. Cochran was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator John W. Hall ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Cochran. The Republican Party, chastened by its long string of defeats, failed to run a statewide candidate. Instead, the Greenback Party stepped in, and Kensey Johns Stewart ran as the Greenback nominee. The absence of the Republican Party on the ballot caused turnout to crash, and Hall defeated Stewart by the largest margin in state history.[1]
General election
Results
1878 Delaware gubernatorial election[2] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John W. Hall | 10,730 | 78.60% | +26.01% |
| | Greenback | Kensey Johns Stewart | 2,835 | 20.77% | — |
| | Independent | Christian Febiger | 30 | 0.22% | — |
| | Write-ins | | 57 | 0.42% | — |
| Majority | 7,895 | 57.83% | +52.65% |
| Turnout | 13,652 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic 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. pp. 228–229.
- ^ 1879 Senate Journal, pp. 93–95
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 Senate Journal, 77th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1879).
