1798 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1795 Presidential no 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election 1795 1801 Delaware gubernatorial election 1801 October 2, 1798 150x150px File:Richard bassett.jpg Richard Bassett Federalist Party 2,490 52.50% File:David Hall (Delaware Governor).jpg David Hall Democratic-Republican Party 2,068 43.60% 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px Bassett: #8DA9E2 50–60% Governor Daniel Rogers (acting) Federalist Party Richard Bassett Federalist Party The 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1798.Dubin 2003 26 The Federalist chief justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas Richard Bassett defeated the Democratic-Republican candidate David Hall.Lampi 2012 General election Results 1798 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 Federalist Party Richard Bassett 2,490 52.50 0.16 Democratic-Republican Party David Hall 2,068 43.60 4.06 Federalist Party Barclay Townsend 185 3.90 4,743 100.00 Federalist Party Results by county + 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election by countyDubin 2003 26 Lampi 2012 County Richard BassettFederalist David HallDemocratic-Republican Barclay TownsendFederalist Margin Total # % # % # % # % Kent 882 54.3 742 45.7 — 140 8.6 1,624 New Castle 497 50.9 479 49.1 — 18 1.8 976 Sussex 1,111 51.8 847 39.5 185 8.6 264 12.3 2,143 TOTAL 2,490 52.5 2,068 43.6 185 3.9 422 8.9 4,743 Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist New Castle 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 1798 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/3b591897g A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-12-17 2012 1798 Delaware Gubernatorial