The 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election was held on November 3, 1846. A year into the term of Whig Governor
Thomas Stockton, elected in
1844, he died, elevating State Senate Speaker
Joseph Maull to the governorship. Maull, in turn, also died, making State House Speaker
William Temple Governor. Former State Representative
Peter F. Causey ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Temple, and faced former State Senator
William Tharp, the Democratic nominee from 1844. Tharp narrowly defeated Causey, returning the Governorship to the Democratic Party.[1]
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 1846 Delaware gubernatorial special election was held on November 3, 1846. A year into the term of Whig Governor
Thomas Stockton, elected in
1844, he died, elevating State Senate Speaker
Joseph Maull to the governorship. Maull, in turn, also died, making State House Speaker
William Temple Governor. Former State Representative
Peter F. Causey ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Temple, and faced former State Senator
William Tharp, the Democratic nominee from 1844. Tharp narrowly defeated Causey, returning the Governorship to the Democratic Party.[1]
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.