1858 Delaware gubernatorial election

1858 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1854 November 2, 1858 1862 →
 
Nominee William Burton James S. Buckmaster
Party Democratic People's Party
Popular vote 6,941 6,244
Percentage 52.64% 47.36%

Burton:      50–60%
Buckmaster:      50–60%

Governor before election

Peter F. Causey
Know Nothing

Elected Governor

William Burton
Democratic

The 1858 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1858. Incumbent Know Nothing Governor Peter F. Causey was unable to seek re-election. His 1854 opponent, William Burton, once again ran as the Democratic nominee. James S. Buckmaster, the former State Treasurer,[1] ran as the People's Party[a] candidate. Burton narrowly defeated Buckmaster to win back the governorship for the Democratic Party.[3]

General election

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Results

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1858 Delaware gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Burton 7,758 50.67% +3.31%
People's Party James S. Buckmaster 7,554 49.33%
Majority 204 1.33% −3.95%
Turnout 15,312 100.00%
Democratic gain from Know Nothing

References

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  1. ^ Conrad 1908, p. 250.
  2. ^ Hancock, Harold Bell (1961). Delaware During the Civil War: A Political History (PDF) (ePub ed.). Historic Society of Delaware. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-924117-43-5. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907. Vol. 1. Lancaster, Pa.: Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders. pp. 194–95.
  4. ^ 1859 House Journal, p. 56

Bibliography

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  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Delaware House Journal, 67th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1859).

Notes

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  1. ^ The people's party was founded in 1858 for this election. It was a confederation of the burgeoning Republican Party and the declining Whig Party and Know Nothings.[2]