| Election Name: | 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1823 Delaware gubernatorial special election |
| Previous Year: | 1823 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1829 Delaware gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1829 |
| Election Date: | October 3, 1826 |
| Nominee1: | Charles Polk Jr. |
| Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,333 |
| Percentage1: | 50.55% |
| Nominee2: | David Hazzard |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,051 |
| Percentage2: | 48.23% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Paynter |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charles Polk Jr. |
| After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1826 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 1826. Incumbent Federalist Governor Samuel Paynter was barred from seeking re-election to a second consecutive term. State Senator Charles Polk Jr. ran as the Federalist nominee to succeed Paynter, while 1823 Democratic-Republican nominee David Hazzard once again ran as his party's nominee. Polk ended up defeating Hazzard by a narrow margin, barely holding onto the governorship for the Federalists.[1]