1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

1878 Delaware gubernatorial election

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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.[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. pp. 228–229.