1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1795 Presidential no 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election 1792 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election 1798 October 6, 1795 150x150px File:Gunning Bedford (Senior).jpg Gunning Bedford Sr. Federalist Party 2,352 52.34% File:3x4.svg Archibald Alexander Democratic-Republican Party 2,142 47.66% 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsBedford: #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70%Alexander: #73BC84 50–60% Governor Joshua Clayton Federalist Party (United States) Gunning Bedford Sr. Federalist Party (United States) The 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1795.Dubin 2003 26 The Federalist former councilor Gunning Bedford Sr. defeated the Democratic-Republican senator from New Castle County Archibald Alexander.Lampi 2012 The election was seen as a referendum on the Jay Treaty, which the Democratic-Republicans opposed.Madison 1795 Alexander was listed as the "Anti-Treaty" candidate in the Aurora General Advertiser.Lampi 2012 n2 General election Results 1795 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 Federalist Party Gunning Bedford Sr. 2,352 52.34 3.99 Democratic-Republican Party Archibald Alexander 2,142 47.66 3.99 4,494 100.00 Federalist Party Results by county + 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election by countyDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 County Gunning BedfordFederalist Archibald AlexanderDemocratic-Republican Margin Total # % # % # % Kent 779 51.6 731 48.4 48 3.2 1,510 New Castle 523 38.2 845 61.8 -322 -23.6 1,368 Sussex 1,050 65.0 566 35.0 484 30.0 1,616 TOTAL 2,352 52.3 2,142 47.7 210 4.6 4,494 References Bibliography Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC 978-0-7864-1439-0 https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesgube0000dubi Lampi Philip J. Delaware 1795 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/9019s304b A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-12-16 2012 Madison James Thomas Jefferson [Events in France, etc.] October 18, 1795 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-28-02-0392 Founders Online 1795 Delaware Gubernatorial