Electoral History
Elections are held on the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office in the first Tuesday of January. State Representatives have a term of two years. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday in January, and has a four year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1845 | January 6, 1847 | ||
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1847 | January 6, 1849 | ||
| State Treasurer | Executive | Dover | January 6, 1849 | January 6, 1851 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 20, 1863 | March 1, 1865 | died in office | |
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1845–1846 | 63rd | State House | Whig | Thomas Stockton | Sussex at-large | |
| 1847–1848 | 64th | State House | Whig | William Tharp | Sussex at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1862 | Governor | William Cannon | Republican | 8,155 | 50% | Samuel Jefferson | Democratic | 8,044 | 50% | ||
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