1778 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1778 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1777 Presidential no 1777 Delaware gubernatorial election 1777 1781 Delaware gubernatorial election 1781 March 31, 1778 150x150px 1st ballot File:CaesarRodney (cropped).jpeg Caesar Rodney Nonpartisan politician 20 President George Read (acting) Nonpartisan politician Caesar Rodney Nonpartisan politician The 1778 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on March 31, 1778.Delaware 1887 207 The delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware Caesar Rodney was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years.Munroe 1954 94 The previous president John McKinly was captured by the British Army in September 1777, less than a year into his three-year term.Munroe 1954 91–92 In succession, the speaker of the Assembly Thomas McKean and the president of the Council George Read acted as president pending the election of McKinly's successor.Kallenbach Kallenbach 1977 112 The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Rodney was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Munroe 1954 94 General election + 1778 Delaware gubernatorial electionDelaware 1887 207 Candidate First ballot Count Percent Caesar Rodney 20 83.33 Others 4 16.67 Total 24 100.00 References Bibliography Delaware Minutes of the Council of the Delaware State, from 1776 to 1792 1887 Historical Society of Delaware Wilmington https://www.google.com/books/edition/Papers_of_the_Historical_Society_of_Dela/rfK_G1VV38wC Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. American State Governors, 1776–1976 1 1977 Oceana Publications Dobbs Ferry, NY https://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall Munroe John A. Federalist Delaware, 1775–1815 1954 Rutgers University Press New Brunswick https://archive.org/details/federalistdelawa0000john Category:Delaware gubernatorial elections Category:1778 in Delaware Category:1778 elections in the United States Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1770s DE gov 1778 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States