1952 Delaware gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1952 United States gubernatorial elections.

1952 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee J. Caleb Boggs Elbert N. Carvel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 88,977 81,772 Percentage 52.11% 47.89%

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

Governor before election Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Elected Governor J. Caleb Boggs Republican

The 1952 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel was defeated by Republican nominee J. Caleb Boggs, who won 52.11% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on August 26 at Dover. ^[1]

Candidate

• Elbert N. Carvel, incumbent Governor, by acclamation ^[2]

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on August 20 at Dover.

Candidate

• J. Caleb Boggs, U.S. Representative for the at-large district, by acclamation ^[3]

General election

Results

1952 Delaware gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. Caleb Boggs	88,977	52.11%
	Democratic	Elbert N. Carvel (incumbent)	81,772	47.89%
Majority			7,205	4.22%
Turnout			170,749	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "Bayard raps at Williams as 'Ostrich' in accepting". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 27, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
2. "Democrats". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 27, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
3. "Top GOP candidates jointly pledge state a fighting campaign". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 21, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
4. "DE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
5. Glashan 1979, pp. 52–53.
6. 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.