1789 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1789 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1777 Presidential no 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election 1786 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election 1792 May 30, 1789 150x150px 1st ballot File:JoshuaClayton.gif Joshua Clayton Nonpartisan politician President Jehu Davis (acting) Nonpartisan politician Joshua Clayton Nonpartisan politician The 1789 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on May 30, 1789. The former member of the Delaware House of Assembly Joshua Clayton was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years.Sobel Raimo 1978 211 The previous president Thomas Collins died in office on March 29, 1789. The speaker of the House of Assembly Jehu Davis acted as president pending the election of Collins's successor.Raimo 1980 42 The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Clayton was elected on the first ballot.Sobel Raimo 1978 211 The number of votes cast was not recorded.Delaware 1887 1,188 General election + 1789 Delaware gubernatorial electionDelaware 1887 1,188 Candidate First ballot Count Percent Joshua Clayton ** No data ** No data Total ** No data 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 Raimo John W. Biographical Directory of American Colonial and Revolutionary Governors, 1607–1789 1980 Meckler Books Westport, CT https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000raim Sobel Robert Raimo John Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789–1978 4 1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0004unse Category:1789 Delaware elections Category:Delaware gubernatorial elections Category:1789 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Delaware Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States DE gov 1789