1792 Delaware gubernatorial election
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The 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1792. It was the first popular gubernatorial election following ratification of the Delaware Constitution of 1792.[1] The Federalist incumbent president of Delaware Joshua Clayton defeated the Anti-Federalist former delegate to the Delaware constitutional convention Thomas Montgomery and the Anti-Federalist councilor George Mitchell.[2]
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October 2, 1792
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 County results Clayton: 50â60% Montgomery: 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Federalist | Joshua Clayton (incumbent) | 2,209 | 48.35 | ||
| Anti-Federalist | Thomas Montgomery | 1,902 | 41.63 | ||
| Anti-Federalist | George Mitchell | 458 | 10.02 | ||
| Total votes | 4,569 | 100.00 | |||
| Federalist hold | |||||
Results by county
| County | John Clayton Federalist |
Thomas Montgomery Anti-Federalist |
George Mitchel Anti-Federalist |
Margin[b] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 945 | 57.3 | 702 | 42.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 243 | 14.8 | 1,650 |
| New Castle | 382 | 31.8 | 819 | 68.1 | 1 | 0.1 | -437 | -36.3 | 1,202 |
| Sussex | 882 | 51.4 | 381 | 22.2 | 454 | 26.4 | 428 | 25.0 | 1,717 |
| TOTAL | 2,209 | 48.3 | 1,902 | 41.6 | 458 | 10.0 | 307 | 6.7 | 4,569 |
Notes
- In Kent and New Castle counties, the margin is the vote for Clayton minus the vote for Montgomery. In Sussex County, where Mitchel ran ahead of Montgomery by 73 votes, the margin is the vote for Clayton minus the vote for Mitchel.