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1786 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1786 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee Thomas Collins
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 30
Percentage 100.00%

Governor before election

Nicholas Van Dyke
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Thomas Collins
Nonpartisan

The 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on 26 October 1786 in order to elect the President of Delaware. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Thomas Collins was unanimously elected by the Delaware General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1][2][3][4]

General election

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On election day, 26 October 1786, Thomas Collins was unanimously elected as the 8th President of Delaware. Collins was sworn in on 28 October 1786.[5]

Results

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Delaware gubernatorial election, 1786
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Thomas Collins 30 100.00
Total votes 30 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Collins". National Governors Association. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ Biographical and Genealogical History 1899, pp. 67–68.
  3. ^ Conrad 1908, p. 825.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Delaware state, 1781-1792, and of the Constitutional Convention of 1792. Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses. 1988. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-87413-309-7.
  5. ^ "President of Delaware". ourcampaigns.com. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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