1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1874 Delaware gubernatorial election 1874 1882 Delaware gubernatorial election 1882 November 5, 1878 HallJohnWood.gif John W. Hall Democratic Party (United States) 10,730 79.10% 3x4.svg Kensey Johns Stewart Greenback Party 2,835 20.90% 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsHall: #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Governor John P. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) John W. Hall Democratic Party (United States) The 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Democratic Governor John P. Cochran was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator John W. Hall ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Cochran. The Republican Party, chastened by its long string of defeats, failed to run a statewide candidate. Instead, the Greenback Party stepped in, and Kensey Johns Stewart ran as the Greenback nominee. The absence of the Republican Party on the ballot caused turnout to crash, and Hall defeated Stewart by the largest margin in state history.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 228–229 General election Results 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election1879 Senate Journal, pp. 93–95 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Hall 10,730 78.60% +26.01% Greenback Party Kensey Johns Stewart 2,835 20.77% — Independent (politician) Christian Febiger 30 0.22% — Write-ins 57 0.42% — 7,895 57.83% +52.65% 13,652 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Greenback Party 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 Senate Journal, 77th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1879). 1878 Delaware Gubernatorial