The 1819 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1819. Incumbent Federalist Governor
John Clark was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. State Senator
Henry Molleston ran as Clark's successor, winning the Federalist nomination. He faced Manaen Bull, Clark's
1816 opponent, and the Democratic-Republican nominee. Molleston won by a fairly wide margin, but died on November 11, 1819, prior to assuming office. State Senate President
Jacob Stout became Governor and a special election was held in
1820.[1]
^"Delaware 1819 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998.
ISBN1-56802-396-0.
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books.
ISBN0-930466-17-9.
Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
ISBN978-0-7864-1439-0.
The 1819 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1819. Incumbent Federalist Governor
John Clark was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. State Senator
Henry Molleston ran as Clark's successor, winning the Federalist nomination. He faced Manaen Bull, Clark's
1816 opponent, and the Democratic-Republican nominee. Molleston won by a fairly wide margin, but died on November 11, 1819, prior to assuming office. State Senate President
Jacob Stout became Governor and a special election was held in
1820.[1]
^"Delaware 1819 Governor". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998.
ISBN1-56802-396-0.
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books.
ISBN0-930466-17-9.
Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
ISBN978-0-7864-1439-0.