1854 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election 1850 1858 Delaware gubernatorial election 1858 November 7, 1854 x100px Peter F. Causey Know Nothing 6,941 52.64% x100px William Burton Democratic Party (United States) 6,244 47.36% 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsCausey: #C88FE4 50–60% Governor William H. H. Ross Democratic Party (United States) Peter F. Causey Know Nothing The 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1854. Incumbent Democratic Governor William H. H. Ross was unable to seek re-election. His 1850 opponent, former State Representative Peter F. Causey, ran as the American Party candidate, and faced former Kent County Sheriff William Burton, the Democratic nominee. Causey ultimately defeated Burton by a slim, but decisive, margin.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 194–95 General election Results 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election1855 House Journal, p. 40 Know Nothing Peter F. Causey 6,941 52.64% — Democratic Party (United States) William Burton 6,244 47.36% -0.72% 697 5.29% +5.10% 13,185 100.00% Know Nothing 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 Delaware House Journal, 65th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1855). 1854 Delaware Gubernatorial