1802 United States Senate special election in Delaware

The Delaware United States Senate special election for 1802 was held on January 14, 1802. Senator Henry Latimer had resigned after becoming unhappy over the tactics of his political opponents who were still bitter over the circumstances of the contested election in 1792. Samuel White defeated Archibald Alexander, who had previously failed to win gubernatorial and House elections, by 10 votes.

United States Senate special election in Delaware, 1802

January 14, 1802

Nominee Samuel White Archibald Alexander Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 17 10 Percentage 62.96% 37.04%

U.S. senator before election Henry Latimer Federalist Elected U.S. Senator Samuel White Federalist

Results

United States Senate special election in Delaware, 1802

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Samuel White	17	62.96%
	Democratic-Republican	Archibald Alexander	10	37.04%
Total votes			27	100%