1783 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1777 Presidential no 1781 Delaware gubernatorial election 1781 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election 1786 February 1, 1783 150x150px 1st ballot Nicholas Van Dyke Nonpartisan politician 18 President John Cook (acting) Nonpartisan politician Nicholas Van Dyke Nonpartisan politician The 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1783.Delaware 1887 787 The former delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Delaware Nicholas Van Dyke was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years.Munroe 1954 101 The previous president John Dickinson resigned on November 4, 1782, following his election as president of Pennsylvania. The president of the Council John Cook acted as president pending the election of Dickinson's successor.Kallenbach Kallenbach 1977 112 Delaware politics during the 1780s witnessed the rise of conservative and radical political factions, with Dickinson's 1781 election reflecting the early-decade conservative ascendancy. Dickinson's resignation represented a victory for the radicals, who led the public backlash against nonresident officeholding. Following Dickinson's ouster, conservative leaders were thought to favor the former president John McKinly or the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court William Killen to succeed Cook, but radical opposition in the legislature defeated their candidacies. Van Dyke's election was interpreted as a rebuke of Pennsylvanian influence over the state government.Munroe 1954 97–101 The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Van Dyke was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Delaware 1887 787 General election + 1783 Delaware gubernatorial electionDelaware 1887 787 Candidate First ballot Count Percent Nicholas Van Dyke 18 60.00 Others 12 40.00 Total 30 100.00 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 Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. American State Governors, 1776–1976 1 1977 Oceana Publications Dobbs Ferry, NY https://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall Munroe John A. Federalist Delaware, 1775–1815 1954 Rutgers University Press New Brunswick https://archive.org/details/federalistdelawa0000john Category:Delaware gubernatorial elections Category:1783 in Delaware Category:1780s Delaware elections Category:1783 elections in the United States DE gov 1783 Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States