1798 Delaware gubernatorial election
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The 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1798.[1] The Federalist chief justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas Richard Bassett defeated the Democratic-Republican candidate David Hall.[2]
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October 2, 1798
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Richard Bassett | 2,490 | 52.50 |  0.16 | |
| Democratic-Republican | David Hall | 2,068 | 43.60 |  4.06 | |
| Federalist | Barclay Townsend | 185 | 3.90 | ||
| Total votes | 4,743 | 100.00 | |||
| Federalist hold | |||||
Results by county
| County | Richard Bassett Federalist |
David Hall Democratic-Republican |
Barclay Townsend Federalist |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 882 | 54.3 | 742 | 45.7 | â | 140 | 8.6 | 1,624 | |
| New Castle | 497 | 50.9 | 479 | 49.1 | â | 18 | 1.8 | 976 | |
| Sussex | 1,111 | 51.8 | 847 | 39.5 | 185 | 8.6 | 264 | 12.3 | 2,143 |
| TOTAL | 2,490 | 52.5 | 2,068 | 43.6 | 185 | 3.9 | 422 | 8.9 | 4,743 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist
