1862 Delaware gubernatorial election

1862 Delaware gubernatorial election
	County results; Cannon: 50–60%; Jefferson: 50–60%
Governor before election; William Burton; Democratic	Elected Governor ; William Cannon; National Union

The 1862 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1862. Incumbent Democratic Governor William Burton was unable to seek re-election. Samuel Jefferson ran to succeed him as the Democratic nominee, and he faced National Union candidate William Cannon, the former State Treasurer. Cannon narrowly defeated Jefferson,^[1] and in so doing, was the last Republican-affiliated candidate to be elected Governor until 1894.

^ 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. 206–07.

[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. 206–07.

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