1826 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election 1823 (special) 1829 Delaware gubernatorial election 1829 October 3, 1826 x100px Charles Polk Jr. Federalist Party (United States) 4,333 50.55% x100px David Hazzard Democratic-Republican Party 4,238 49.45% 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px Polk: #678CD7 60–70%Hazzard: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% Governor Samuel Paynter Federalist Party (United States) Charles Polk Jr. Federalist Party (United States) The 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 1826. Incumbent Federalist Governor Samuel Paynter was barred from seeking re-election to a second consecutive term. State Senator Charles Polk Jr. ran as the Federalist nominee to succeed Paynter, while 1823 Democratic-Republican nominee David Hazzard once again ran as his party's nominee. Polk defeated Hazzard by a narrow margin, barely holding onto the governorship for the Federalists.Conrad Henry C. 1908 History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907 https://books.google.com/books?id=JhhRAQAAMAAJ 1 Lancaster, Pa. Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders 180 General election Results 1826 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 27 Federalist Party (United States) Charles Polk Jr. 4,333 50.55% -1.21% Democratic-Republican Party David Hazzard 4,238 49.45% +1.21% 95 1.11% -2.43% 8,571 100.00% Federalist Party (United States) Democratic-Republican Party References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina 1826 Delaware Gubernatorial