1866 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1866 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. On March 1, 1865, Republican Governor William Cannon died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker Gove Saulsbury, a Democrat, to the governorship. Saulsbury ran for re-election in 1866, the first Governor to do so since Joshua Clayton in 1792. He faced Republican nominee James Riddle, a prominent industrialist. Saulsbury defeated Riddle by a decisive margin, ushering in a large Democratic majority in both houses of the legislature.^[1]

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1866 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1862 November 6, 1866 1870 â†’

Nominee Gove Saulsbury James Riddle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 9,810 8,598 Percentage 53.29% 46.71%

Saulsbury:      50–60%      60–70% Riddle:      50–60%

Governor before election Gove Saulsbury Democratic Elected Governor Gove Saulsbury Democratic

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