The 1807 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1807. Incumbent

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Nathaniel Mitchell Nathaniel Mitchell (1753 – February 21, 1814) was an American lawyer and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, an ...

was not eligible for re-election under the

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nominee

George Truitt George Truitt (1756 – October 8, 1818) was an American politician from Murderkill Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware, near Felton. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Dela ...

defeated

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nominee

Joseph Haslet Joseph Haslet (1769 – June 20, 1823) was an American planter and politician from Cedar Creek Village in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served twice as Governor of Delaware ...

with 51.94% of the vote.

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