The1820 Delaware gubernatorial special electionwas held on October 3, 1820. The winner of the1819 gubernatorial election,Henry Molleston,died before assuming office, elevating State Senate SpeakerJacob Stoutto the governorship and triggering an election in 1820. However, the election was not just for the remainder of Molleston's term, but instead for a full three-year term.[1]
Jesse Green was the Federalist nominee to succeed Stout and ran against Democratic-Republican nomineeJohn Collins.Collins defeated Green by a slim margin, becoming the first Democratic-Republican Governor of Delaware since1810.However, Collins died in office on April 16, 1822, triggering another special election in1822.
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