1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election

1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election

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Nominee Samuel Paynter David Hazzard
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 4,348 4,051
Percentage 51.77% 48.23%

Paynter:      50–60%      60–70%
Hazzard:      60–70%

Governor before election

Charles Thomas
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Paynter
Federalist

The 1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election was held on October 7, 1823. A few months into his three-year term, Democratic-Republican Governor Joseph Haslet died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker Charles Thomas to the governorship and triggering a special election in 1823. Justice of the Peace David Hazzard ran as the Democratic-Republican nominee to succeed Thomas and faced State Senator Samuel Paynter, the Federalist nominee. Paynter narrowly defeated Hazzard, regaining the office for the Federalists.[1]

  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. 177.