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1882 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1882 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1878 November 7, 1882 1886 →
 
Nominee Charles C. Stockley Albert Curry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 16,558 14,620
Percentage 53.04% 46.83%

County results
Stockley:      50–60%

Governor before election

John W. Hall
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles C. Stockley
Democratic

The 1882 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Hall was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator Charles C. Stockley ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Hall and faced Republican nominee Albert Curry. The Republican Party campaigned on organizing a new constitutional convention and launched a vigorous statewide effort. However, Stockley defeated Curry by a decisive margin and a unanimously Democratic state legislature was elected alongside him, securing the Party's dominance in the state for another four years.[1]

General election

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Results

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1882 Delaware gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles C. Stockley 16,558 53.04% −25.56%
Republican Albert Curry 14,620 46.83%
Write-ins 42 0.13%
Majority 1,938 6.21% −51.62%
Turnout 31,220 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ 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. p. 230.
  2. ^ 1883 Senate Journal, p. 41

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 Senate Journal, 79th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1883).