| Election Name: | 1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | by-election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1822 Delaware gubernatorial special election |
| Previous Year: | 1822 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1826 |
| Election Date: | October 7, 1823 |
| Nominee1: | Samuel Paynter |
| Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,348 |
| Percentage1: | 51.77% |
| Nominee2: | David Hazzard |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,051 |
| Percentage2: | 48.23% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Thomas |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Samuel Paynter |
| After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election was held on October 7, 1823. A few months into his three-year term, Democratic-Republican Governor Joseph Haslet died in office, elevating State Senate Speaker Charles Thomas to the governorship and triggering a special election in 1823. Justice of the Peace David Hazzard ran as the Democratic-Republican nominee to succeed Thomas and faced State Senator Samuel Paynter, the Federalist nominee. Paynter narrowly defeated Hazzard, regaining the office for the Federalists.[1]