1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1940 7 November 1944 1948  
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Nominee Elbert N. Carvel Clayton A. Bunting
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote62,79762,344
Percentage50.05%49.68%

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County results
Carvel:      50–60%
Bunting:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Isaac J. MacCollum
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Elbert N. Carvel
Democratic

The 1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1944 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee Elbert N. Carvel defeated Republican nominee Clayton A. Bunting and Prohibition nominee J. Olan Jones. [1]

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General election

On election day, 7 November 1944, Democratic nominee Elbert N. Carvel won the election by a margin of 453 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Clayton A. Bunting, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Carvel was sworn in as the 12th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 18 January 1945. [2]

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elbert N. Carvel 62,797 50.05
Republican Clayton A. Bunting62,34449.68
Prohibition J. Olan Jones3390.27
Total votes125,480 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "1944 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Delaware". uselectionatlas.org. January 28, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. "DE Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 20, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2024.