Joshua Clayton
★ Governor
- Born
- July 20, 1744
- Died
- August 11, 1798
- Age at death
- 54
- Home state
- Delaware
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1789–1818
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clayton5,526
Opponents13,168
3
Elections run
Between 1789 and 1818, Joshua Clayton ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 2. Clayton's biggest single-election total was 2,902 votes, in the 1818 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district. Clayton's closest win came in the 1792 governor election in Delaware, decided by 450 votes.
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How many votes has Joshua Clayton received?
Joshua Clayton has received 5,526 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | U.S. HouseDelaware | Lost | 2,90224.22% | Louis McLane Willard Hall George Read John Lea Cooper John Sutton John Reynolds Cesar A Rodney Bennett Downs John Calowell Henry M Ridgely John Stockton Andrew Gray Thomas Clark William Shipley James Booth James Button Jacob Houton John Sellars John Barr Ziba Ferris |
| 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 Wikidata (Q652987). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joshua Clayton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joshua-clayton. Accessed [date].