1886 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1886 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1882 Delaware gubernatorial election 1882 1890 Delaware gubernatorial election 1890 November 2, 1886 BenjaminBiggs.png Benjamin T. Biggs Democratic Party (United States) 13,942 63.50% hoffeckerjohn.jpg John H. Hoffecker Prohibition Party (United States) 7,832 35.67% 1886 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsBiggs: #6674DE 60–70% Governor Charles C. Stockley Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin T. Biggs Democratic Party (United States) The 1886 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles C. Stockley was barred from seeking a second consecutive term in office. Former Congressman Benjamin T. Biggs won the Democratic nomination to succeed Stockley. The Republican Party, which was weak and practically nonexistent in the state at the time,Boyer William W. Ratledge Edward C. 2009 Delaware Politics and Government Lincoln, Neb. University of Nebraska Press 54 978-0-8032-1345-6 did not run a candidate for Governor.Peltier David Paul 1967 Border State Democracy: A History of Voting in Delaware, 1682-1897 Ph.D. University of Delaware 275 https://www.proquest.com/docview/302215361 June 15, 2021 302215361 As a result, the Temperance Reform Party briefly supplanted the Republican Party as the primary opposition to the Democratic Party. Former State Representative and Smyrna Town Treasurer John H. Hoffecker, a former Democrat, emerged as the Temperance Reform nominee. However, the Democratic Party remained strong in the state; with no Republican opponent and only weak opposition, Biggs won in a landslide. Temperance Reform convention At the Temperance Reform convention in Dover in June 1886, John H. Hoffecker received the party's nomination by acclamation.June 24, 1886 The Temperance Convention Delaware Gazette and Journal Wilmington, Del. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/656230386/ June 15, 2021 Democratic convention At the Democratic convention in Dover in August 1886, former Congressman Benjamin T. Biggs entered as the frontrunner.August 16, 1886 The Roosters Down: An Awful Blow for the Court House Ring Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160385244/ June 15, 2021 He faced a number of prospective candidates, including:August 17, 1886 Fight of the Factions: Biggs Still Has a Positive Majority of All The Delegates Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160385299/ June 15, 2021 Edwin R. Cochran, New Castle County Clerk of the Peace, former State RepresentativeJuly 19, 1886 Cochran in the Field Daily Republican Wilmington, Del. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/466261455/ June 15, 2021 William Herbert, New Castle County TreasurerMarch 11, 1886 Mr. Herbert Gives a Supper: County Officers Have a Feast at New Castle Morning News Wilmington, Del. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160041206/ June 15, 2021 Swithin Chandler J. Wilkins Cooch, former State SenatorAugust 18, 1886 Delaware Politics Morning News Wilmington, Del. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160385377/ June 15, 2021 Despite the fierce competition, however, Biggs was easily nominated, winning the convention vote on the first ballot.August 18, 1886 Biggs is the Man: Chosen on the First Ballot by 101 Votes Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160385349/ June 15, 2021 General election 1886 Delaware gubernatorial election1887 Senate Journal, p. 41 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin T. Biggs 13,942 63.50% +10.47% Prohibition Party (United States) John H. Hoffecker 7,832 35.67% — Independent Republican (United States) Joseph Pyle 151 0.69% — Write-ins 30 0.14% — 6,110 27.83% +21.62% 21,955 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Delaware Senate Journal, 81st General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1887). 1886 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1886 in the United States