1844 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1844 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1840 Delaware gubernatorial election 1840 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election 1846 (special) November 5, 1844 x100px Thomas Stockton Whig Party (United States) 6,140 50.18% x100px William Tharp Democratic Party (United States) 6,095 49.82% 1844 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsStockton: #FED463 50–60%Tharp: #7996E2 50–60% Governor William B. Cooper Whig Party (United States) Thomas Stockton Whig Party (United States) The 1844 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1844. Whig Governor William B. Cooper was unable to seek re-election to a second term. Thomas Stockton, the former New Castle County Register in Chancery, ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Cooper. He faced former State Senator William Tharp, the Democratic nominee. Despite the state's strong financial condition, Whigs came close to losing their grip on power; Stockton only defeated Tharp by 45 votes, or 0.37%.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 185–86 However, Stockton died a year into his term, on March 2, 1846, elevating the Speaker of the State Senate, Joseph Maull, to the governorship, and triggering a special election in 1846. Maull, served just two months before he, too died, elevating State House Speaker William Temple to the governorship. General election Results 1844 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 27 Whig Party (United States) Thomas Stockton 6,140 50.18% -3.61% Democratic Party (United States) William Tharp 6,095 49.82% +3.61% 45 0.37% -7.23% 12,235 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic 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 1844 Delaware Gubernatorial