Election in Delaware
The 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Delaware voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay , over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson . Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 1.98%. This was the first election in which Delaware voted by popular vote for president in a contested election. It had used the congressional district method in the uncontested election of 1788–89 , but had since changed to selecting its electors through the state legislature from 1792 to 1828.[1]
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware[3] County Henry Clay National Republican
Andrew Jackson Democratic
Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Kent 1,167 53.56% 1,012 46.44% 155 7.11% 2,179 New Castle 1,335 43.77% 1,715 56.23% −380 −12.46% 3,050 Sussex 1,774 56.19% 1,383 43.81% 391 12.39% 3,157 Total: 4,276 50.99% 4,110 49.01% 166 1.98% 8,386
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Moore, John L., ed. (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. pp. 254–56. ^ "1832 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware" . U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013 . ^ The Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register, for 1838: Containing Full Tables of the Votes for President in the Several States by Counties, Compared with the Votes Cast in the Same States and Counties During the Last Year. : With a List of the Chief Executive and Judicial Officers of the United States, and Members of Congress. : Also, a Variety of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Other Political Matter, Besides the Usual Almanac Tables, &c. &c . George Dearborn & Company, 38 Gold-street. For sale also at the New Yorker office, 127 Nassau-st. Stereotyped by F.F. Ripley. 1838.