1832 United States presidential election in Delaware
The 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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Delaware voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 1.98%. This was the first election in which Delaware voted by popular vote for President in a contested election. It had used the Congressional District Method in the uncontested Election of 1788-89, but had since changed to selecting its electors through the state legislature from 1792-1828.[1]
Results
| 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| National Republican | Henry Clay | 4,276 | 50.99% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Jackson (inc.) | 4,110 | 49.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 8,386 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Results by county
| County | Henry Clay
National Republican |
Andrew Jackson
Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 1,167 | 53.56% | 1,012 | 46.44% | 155 | 7.11% | 2,179 |
| New Castle | 1,335 | 43.77% | 1,715 | 56.23% | -380 | -12.46% | 3,050 |
| Sussex | 1,774 | 56.19% | 1,383 | 43.81% | 391 | 12.39% | 3,157 |
| Total: | 4,276 | 50.99% | 4,110 | 49.01% | 166 | 1.98% | 8,386 |
References
- Moore, John L., ed. (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. pp. 254–56.
- "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- The Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register, for 1838: Containing Full Tables of the Votes for President in the Several States by Counties, Compared with the Votes Cast in the Same States and Counties During the Last Year. : With a List of the Chief Executive and Judicial Officers of the United States, and Members of Congress. : Also, a Variety of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Other Political Matter, Besides the Usual Almanac Tables, &c. &c. George Dearborn & Company, 38 Gold-street. For sale also at the New Yorker office, 127 Nassau-st. Stereotyped by F.F. Ripley. 1838.
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