The 1866 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. On March 1, 1865, Republican Governor
William Cannon died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker
Gove Saulsbury, a Democrat, to the governorship. Saulsbury ran for re-election in 1866, the first Governor to do so since
Joshua Clayton in
1792. He faced Republican nominee James Riddle, a prominent industrialist. Saulsbury defeated Riddle by a decisive margin, ushering in a large Democratic majority in both houses of the legislature.[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.
Delaware House Journal, 71st General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1867).
The 1866 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. On March 1, 1865, Republican Governor
William Cannon died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker
Gove Saulsbury, a Democrat, to the governorship. Saulsbury ran for re-election in 1866, the first Governor to do so since
Joshua Clayton in
1792. He faced Republican nominee James Riddle, a prominent industrialist. Saulsbury defeated Riddle by a decisive margin, ushering in a large Democratic majority in both houses of the legislature.[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.
Delaware House Journal, 71st General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1867).