1850 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election 1846 (special) 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election 1854 November 5, 1850 x100px William H. H. Ross Democratic Party (United States) 6,001 48.26% x100px Peter F. Causey Whig Party (United States) 5,978 48.07% 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsRoss: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Causey: #FED463 50–60% Governor William Tharp Democratic Party (United States) William H. H. Ross Democratic Party (United States) The 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1850. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Tharp was unable to seek re-election. Banker William H. H. Ross ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Tharp and he faced former State Representative Peter F. Causey, the 1846 Whig nominee, and Temperance nominee Thomas Lockwood. Ross defeated Causey by a narrow margin, winning by just 23 votes and falling short of a majority.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 191 General election Results 1850 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 28 Democratic Party (United States) William H. H. Ross 6,001 48.26% -2.30% Whig Party (United States) Peter F. Causey 5,978 48.07% -1.37% Temperance Prohibition Party Thomas Lockwood 456 3.67% — 23 0.18% -0.93% 12,435 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig 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 1850 Delaware Gubernatorial