1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election Delaware Presidential no 1844 Delaware gubernatorial election 1844 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election 1850 November 3, 1846 x100px William Tharp Democratic Party (United States) 6,148 50.56% x100px Peter F. Causey Whig Party (United States) 6,012 49.44% 1846 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsTharp: #7996E2 50–60% Governor William Temple Whig Party (United States) William Tharp Democratic Party (United States) The 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election was held on November 3, 1846. A year into the term of Whig Governor Thomas Stockton, elected in 1844, he died, elevating State Senate Speaker Joseph Maull to the governorship. Maull, in turn, also died, making State House Speaker William Temple Governor. Former State Representative Peter F. Causey ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Temple, and faced former State Senator William Tharp, the Democratic nominee from 1844. Tharp narrowly defeated Causey, returning the Governorship to the Democratic Party.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 186 General election Results 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special electionDubin 2003 28 Democratic Party (United States) William Tharp 6,148 50.56% +0.74% Whig Party (United States) Peter F. Causey 6,012 49.44% -0.74% 136 1.12% +0.75% 12,160 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) 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 1846 Delaware Gubernatorial Delaware 1846