1786 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election United States 1777 Presidential no 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election 1783 1789 Delaware gubernatorial election 1789 October 27, 1786 150x150px 1st ballot File:ThomasCollins.gif Thomas Collins Nonpartisan politician Governor Nicholas Van Dyke Nonpartisan politician Thomas Collins Nonpartisan politician The 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 27, 1786.Delaware 1887 1,004 The judge of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas Thomas Collins was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years.Munroe 1954 103 The conservative political faction in Delaware politics had regained the ascendancy following their defeat in the last election, and in 1786 took control of the Delaware House of Assembly. Collins, a militia officer and respected landowner from Kent County, Delaware, was considered broadly acceptable to all factions.Munroe 1954 102–3 The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Collins was elected unanimously on the first ballot.Munroe 1954 103 The number of votes cast was not recorded.Delaware 1887 1,004 General election + 1786 Delaware gubernatorial electionDelaware 1887 1,004 Candidate First ballot Count Percent Nicholas Van Dyke ** No data 100.00 Total ** No data 100.00 References Bibliography Delaware Minutes of the Council of the Delaware State, from 1776 to 1792 1887 Historical Society of Delaware Wilmington https://www.google.com/books/edition/Papers_of_the_Historical_Society_of_Dela/rfK_G1VV38wC Munroe John A. Federalist Delaware, 1775–1815 1954 Rutgers University Press New Brunswick https://archive.org/details/federalistdelawa0000john Category:Delaware gubernatorial elections Category:1786 in Delaware Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s DE gov 1786 Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Delaware Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States