1792 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1777 Presidential no 1789 Delaware gubernatorial election 1789 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election 1795 October 2, 1792 150x150px File:JoshuaClayton.gif Joshua Clayton Federalist Party 2,352 48.35% File:3x4.svg Thomas Montgomery Anti-Federalist 1,902 41.63% File:3x4.svg George Mitchell Anti-Federalist 458 10.02% 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsClayton: #8DA9E2 50–60%Montgomery: #3FA457 60–70% Governor Joshua ClaytonAs president of Delaware Federalist Party (United States) Joshua Clayton Federalist Party (United States) The 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1792. It was the first popular gubernatorial election following ratification of the Delaware Constitution of 1792.Dubin 2003 26 The Federalist incumbent president of Delaware Joshua Clayton defeated the Anti-Federalist former delegate to the Delaware constitutional convention Thomas Montgomery and the Anti-Federalist councilor George Mitchell.Lampi 2012 General election Results 1792 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 Federalist Party Joshua Clayton (incumbent) 2,209 48.35 Anti-Federalist Anti-Administration Party (US) Thomas Montgomery 1,902 41.63 Anti-Federalist Anti-Administration Party (US) George Mitchell 458 10.02 4,569 100.00 Federalist Party #3358A2 Results by county + 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election by countyDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 Countycolspan=2 John ClaytonFederalistcolspan=2 ThomasMontgomeryAnti-Federalistcolspan=2 George MitchelAnti-Federalist MarginIn Kent and New Castle counties, the margin is the vote for Clayton minus the vote for Montgomery. In Sussex County, where Mitchel ran ahead of Montgomery by 73 votes, the margin is the vote for Clayton minus the vote for Mitchel. Total # % # % # % # % Kent 945 57.3 702 42.5 3 0.2 243 14.8 1,650 New Castle 382 31.8 819 68.1 1 0.1 -437 -36.3 1,202 Sussex 882 51.4 381 22.2 454 26.4 428 25.0 1,717 TOTAL 2,209 48.3 1,902 41.6 458 10.0 307 6.7 4,569 Notes 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 1792 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/9c67wn91h A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-12-16 2012 1792 Delaware Gubernatorial