1798 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1798 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

Richard Bassett won the 1798 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. Richard Bassett received 2,490 popular votes (52.5%). The main challenger was David Hall (43.6%).

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Bassett +8.9 pts · won by 422 votes
Richard BassettFederalist PartyWINNER52.5%
2,490 votes
2,068 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.