1783 Delaware gubernatorial election

1783 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee Nicholas Van Dyke Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 18 Percentage 60.00%

Governor before election John Cook (Acting) Nonpartisan Elected Governor Nicholas Van Dyke Nonpartisan

The 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1783, in order to elect the President of Delaware. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Candidate and former member of the Continental Congress Nicholas Van Dyke was elected by the Delaware General Assembly against other candidates.^[1]

General election

On election day, February 1, 1783, Nicholas Van Dyke was elected by the Delaware General Assembly. Van Dyke was sworn in as the 7th President of Delaware on February 1, 1783.^[2]

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1783

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Nicholas Van Dyke	18	60.00
		Scattering	12	40.00
Total votes			30	100.00
	Nonpartisan hold

References

1. "Nicholas Van Dyke". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
2. "President of Delaware". ourcampaigns.com. August 10, 2008. Retrieved 2024-04-23.