Delaware 1823 Governor, Special

Office:: Governor (State)
Title:: Governor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Delaware 1823 Governor, Special
Date:: 1823
State:: Delaware
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor/Governor
Candidates:: Samuel Paynter, David Hazzard

Candidates:	Samuel Paynter [1]	David Hazzard
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	4348	4051
Kent County	1209	1135
Dover	194	185
Duck Creek	208	250
Little Creek	48	160
Mispillion	423	236
Murderkill	336	304
New Castle County	987	1713
Appoquinimink	160	166
Brandywine	169	131
Christiana	277	501
Mill Creek	93	173
New Castle	104	177
Pencader	29	177
Red Lion	14	81
Saint Georges	95	167
White Clay Creek	46	140
Sussex County[3]	2152	1203
Baltimore	161	85
Broad Creek	174	169
Broadkill	353	203
Cedar Creek	298	57
Dagsborough	261	72
Indian River	145	77
Lewes and Rehoboth	96	111
Little Creek	269	99
Nanticoke	209	105
North West Fork	186	225

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Election to replace Joseph Haslet, deceased.

[3]Page 121 of Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD) of October 25, 1823 lists Samuel Paynter with 2155 votes.

References:

Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1824. 58-59.

Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 14, 1823.

Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1823.

Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). October 25, 1823. 121.

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