1786 Delaware gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1786 Delaware gubernatorial election
Country:	Delaware
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1783 Delaware gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1783
Next Election:	1789 Delaware gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1789
Election Date:	26 October 1786
Nominee1:	Thomas Collins
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	30
Percentage1:	100.00%
Governor
Before Election:	Nicholas Van Dyke
Before Party:	Nonpartisan politician
After Election:	Thomas Collins
After Party:	Nonpartisan politician

The 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on 26 October 1786 in order to elect the President of Delaware. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Thomas Collins was unanimously elected by the Delaware General Assembly as he ran unopposed.^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, 26 October 1786, Thomas Collins was unanimously elected as the 8th President of Delaware. Collins was sworn in on 28 October 1786.^[3]

Results

Sources

• Book: Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware . 1899 . en . . February 17, 2023.
• Book: Conrad, Henry Clay . History of the State of Delaware, Volume 3 . 1908 . February 17, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Collins . 13 November 2023 . National Governors Association.
2. Book: Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Delaware state, 1781-1792, and of the Constitutional Convention of 1792 . 1988 . Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses . 978-0-87413-309-7 . 392.
3. Web site: President of Delaware . ourcampaigns.com . 10 August 2008 . 13 November 2023.