1944 Delaware gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1944 United States gubernatorial elections.

1944 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1940 November 7, 1944 1948  →

Nominee Walter W. Bacon Isaac J. MacCollum Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 63,829 62,156 Percentage 50.52% 49.19%

County results Bacon:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Walter W. Bacon Republican Elected Governor Walter W. Bacon Republican

The 1944 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Republican Governor Walter W. Bacon defeated Democratic nominee Isaac J. MacCollum with 50.52% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on August 22 at Dover. ^{[1] [2]}

Candidate

• Isaac J. MacCollum, incumbent Lieutenant Governor ^{[3] [4]}

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on July 19 at Dover. ^[5]

Candidate

• Walter W. Bacon, incumbent Governor, nominated unopposed ^[6]

General election

1944 Delaware gubernatorial election ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walter W. Bacon (incumbent)	63,829	50.52%
	Democratic	Isaac J. MacCollum	62,156	49.19%
	Prohibition	Thomas W. Jakes	370	0.29%
Majority			1,673	1.33%
Turnout			126,355	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Carvel Backed By Sussex Group". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. August 17, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
2. "Carvel Nominated". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 23, 1944. p. B-8. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
3. "M'Collum, Traynor Win Support Of C. I. O." The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. August 18, 1944. p. 21. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
4. "Democrat Convention" (PDF). The Newark Post. Newark, Delaware. August 24, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
5. "Arizona Senator Wins Renomination". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. July 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
6. "Arizona Voters Give Hayden 2-to-1 Lead In Primary Election". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 19, 1944. p. A-2. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
7. "DE Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
8. Glashan 1979, pp. 52–53.
9. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.