1854 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1854 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1854. Incumbent Democratic Governor William H. H. Ross was unable to seek re-election. His 1850 opponent, former State Representative Peter F. Causey, ran as the American Party candidate, and faced former Kent County Sheriff William Burton, the Democratic nominee. Causey ultimately defeated Burton by a slim, but decisive, margin.^[1]

General election edit

Results edit

1854 Delaware gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Know Nothing	Peter F. Causey	6,941	52.64%	—
	Democratic	William Burton	6,244	47.36%	-0.72%
Majority			697	5.29%	+5.10%
Turnout			13,185	100.00%
	Know Nothing gain from Democratic

References edit

^ 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. 194–95.
^ 1855 House Journal, p. 40

Bibliography edit

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.
Delaware House Journal, 65th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1855).

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[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. 194–95.

[2] 1855 House Journal, p. 40

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