1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

November 5, 1878

Nominee John W. Hall Kensey Johns Stewart Party Democratic Greenback Popular vote 10,730 2,835 Percentage 79.10% 20.90%

Hall:      60–70%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election John P. Cochran Democratic Elected Governor John W. Hall Democratic

The 1878 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Democratic Governor John P. Cochran was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator John W. Hall ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Cochran. The Republican Party, chastened by its long string of defeats, failed to run a statewide candidate. Instead, the Greenback Party stepped in, and Kensey Johns Stewart ran as the Greenback nominee. The absence of the Republican Party on the ballot caused turnout to crash, and Hall defeated Stewart by the largest margin in state history.

General election

Results

1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John W. Hall	10,730	78.60%	+26.01%
	Greenback	Kensey Johns Stewart	2,835	20.77%	—
	Independent	Christian Febiger	30	0.22%	—
	Write-ins		57	0.42%	—
Majority			7,895	57.83%	+52.65%
Turnout			13,652	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Bibliography

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