1801 Delaware gubernatorial election

1801 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1798 October 6, 1801 1804 →
 
Nominee David Hall Nathaniel Mitchell
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 3,475 3,457
Percentage 50.13% 49.87%

Hall:      60–70%
Mitchell:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

James Sykes
Federalist

Elected Governor

David Hall
Democratic-Republican

The 1801 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1801.

Acting Governor James Sykes was not eligible for re-election under the Delaware Constitution of 1792.

Democratic-Republican nominee David Hall defeated Federalist nominee Nathaniel Mitchell with 50.13% of the vote.