1850 Delaware gubernatorial election

1850 Delaware gubernatorial election

November 5, 1850

Nominee William H. H. Ross Peter F. Causey Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 6,001 5,978 Percentage 48.26% 48.07%

Ross:      40–50%      50–60% Causey:      50–60%

Governor before election William Tharp Democratic Elected Governor William H. H. Ross Democratic

The 1850 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1850. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Tharp was unable to seek re-election. Banker William H. H. Ross ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Tharp and he faced former State Representative Peter F. Causey, the 1846 Whig nominee, and Temperance nominee Thomas Lockwood. Ross defeated Causey by a narrow margin, winning by just 23 votes and falling short of a majority.

General election

Results

1850 Delaware gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William H. H. Ross	6,001	48.26%	−2.30%
	Whig	Peter F. Causey	5,978	48.07%	−1.37%
	Prohibition	Thomas Lockwood	456	3.67%	—
Majority			23	0.18%	−0.93%
Turnout			12,435	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Bibliography

• 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.