The 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1798. The Federalist chief justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas Richard Bassett defeated the Democratic-Republican candidate David Hall.
General election Results
Results by county + 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election by county County Richard BassettFederalist David HallDemocratic-Republican Barclay TownsendFederalist Margin Total # % # % # % # % Kent 882 54.3 742 45.7 — 140 8.6 1,624 New Castle 497 50.9 479 49.1 — 18 1.8 976 Sussex 1,111 51.8 847 39.5 185 8.6 264 12.3 2,143 TOTAL 2,490 52.5 2,068 43.6 185 3.9 422 8.9 4,743 Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist New Castle
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