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1832 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1832 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1829 November 6, 1832 1836 →
 
Nominee Caleb P. Bennett Arnold Naudain
Party Democratic National Republican
Popular vote 4,220 4,166
Percentage 50.32% 49.68%

Bennett:      50–60%
Naudain:      50–60%

Governor before election

David Hazzard
National Republican

Elected Governor

Caleb P. Bennett
Democratic

The 1832 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1832. This was the first gubernatorial election held under the 1831 constitution, which moved the state's general elections to November and extended the Governor's three-year term to four years, but preserved the bar on governors from succeeding themselves. Incumbent National Republican Governor David Hazzard was barred from seeking a second term. New Castle County Treasurer Caleb P. Bennett ran as the Democratic candidate to succeed Hazzard, while former State Representative Arnold Naudain ran as the National Republican candidate. Bennett narrowly defeated Naudain, winning by a margin of just 54 votes.[1]

General election

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Results

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1832 Delaware gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Caleb P. Bennett 4,220 50.32% +1.34%
National Republican Arnold Naudain 4,166 49.68% −1.34%
Majority 54 0.64% −1.40%
Turnout 8,386 100.00%
Democratic gain from National Republican

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. 184.
  2. ^ Dubin 2003, p. 27.

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.