Joshua Clayton
★ Governor
- Born
- July 20, 1744
- Died
- August 11, 1798
- Age at death
- 54
- Home state
- Delaware
- Party
- Federalist
- Years in office
- 6 years as governor, 1 year in the U.S. Senate
- On the ballot
- 1789–1792
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clayton2,624
Opponents4,147
2
Elections run
Between 1789 and 1792, Joshua Clayton ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 1. Clayton's biggest single-election total was 2,352 votes, in the 1792 governor election in Delaware.
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How many votes has Joshua Clayton received?
Joshua Clayton has received 2,624 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | GovernorDelaware | Won | 2,35248.4% | Thomas Montgomery George Mitchell |
| 1789 | U.S. HouseDelaware | Lost | 27213.21% | John Vining Rhodes Shankland Gunning Bedford Allen McLean |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000497) and Wikidata (Q652987). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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