Alamanac
Elections are held on the first Tuesday after November 1. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday in January, and has a four year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Sheriff | Judiciary | Dover | 1830 | 1834 | Kent County | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 18, 1859 | January 20, 1863 | ||
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1854 | Governor | William Burton | Democratic | 6,244 | 47% | Peter F. Causey | American | 6,941 | 53% | ||
| 1858 | Governor | William Burton | Democratic | 7,758 | 51% | James S. Buckmaster | People’s | 7,554 | 49% | ||
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