1964 Delaware gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1964 United States gubernatorial elections.

1964 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1960 November 3, 1964 1968  →

Nominee Charles L. Terry Jr. David P. Buckson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 102,797 97,374 Percentage 51.35% 48.65%

County results Terry:     50–60%

Governor before election Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Elected Governor Charles L. Terry Jr. Democratic

The 1964 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel was term-limited, having served two non-consecutive terms. Carvel instead ran for the U.S. Senate.

Democratic nominee Charles L. Terry Jr. defeated Republican nominee David P. Buckson with 51.35% of the vote.

General election

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions. ^[1]

Candidates

• David P. Buckson, Republican, incumbent Attorney General of Delaware and former Governor
• Charles L. Terry Jr., Democratic, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court

Results

1964 Delaware gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles L. Terry Jr.	102,797	51.35%
	Republican	David P. Buckson	97,374	48.65%
Majority			5,423	2.71%
Turnout			200,171	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

County	David Buckson Republican		Charles Terry Democratic		All Others
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	10,790	49.4%	11,035	50.6%	0	0.0%
New Castle	71,207	48.8%	74,824	51.2%	0	0.0%
Sussex	15,377	47.6%	16,938	52.4%	0	0.0%
Totals	97,374	48.6%	102,797	51.4%	0	0.0%

References

1. America Votes 6, p. 73.
2. "DE Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
3. America Votes 6, p. 69.
4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1966). America Votes 6: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1964. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.