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1850 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

Delaware · 2 candidates · See every 1850 Governor race

Who won the 1850 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

William H. H. Ross won the 1850 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. William H. H. Ross received 6,001 popular votes (48.26%). The main challenger was Peter F. Causey (48.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Ross and Causey

Ross +0.2 pts · won by 23 votes
William H. H. RossDemocraticWINNER48.26%
6,001 votes
Peter F. CauseyWhig Party48.07%
5,978 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.