1960 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1960 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1960 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1956 Delaware gubernatorial election 1956 1964 Delaware gubernatorial election 1964 November 8, 1960 File:Elbert Carvel (1963) (cropped).png 150x150px Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Party (United States) 100,792 51.73% File:John W. Rollins (1916–2000), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (cropped).jpg John W. Rollins Republican Party (United States) 94,043 48.27% 1964 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County results Carvel: #7996e2 50–60% Governor J. Caleb Boggs Republican Party (United States) Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Governor J. Caleb Boggs was term-limited, having served two consecutive terms. Boggs instead ran for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee former governor Elbert N. Carvel defeated Republican nominee John W. Rollins with 51.73% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election in Delaware where a single candidate won over 100,000 votes. Nominations Nominations were made by party conventions. Democratic nomination The Democratic convention was held on August 25.Liberman Cy 26 August 1960 Mrs. Belle Everett, Ernest E. Killen Complete Ticket At Quiet Session 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=13468994&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1NTY3NjE4MiwiaWF0IjoxNjAyMzA1OTEyLCJleHAiOjE2MDIzOTIzMTJ9.oGHy1NnyK-YIcoox7u-HmewzwOCzkzIjOfSV09Z8P6I Wilmington Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 10 October 2020 Candidate Elbert N. Carvel, former Governor, nominated by acclamation Republican nomination The Republican convention was held on August 31 and September 1.Hartmann Fred 1 September 1960 Williams Loses Dramatic Battle By 82-78 Vote At GOP Parley 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=13469052&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1NTcyNTI5OCwiaWF0IjoxNjAyMzA1ODg5LCJleHAiOjE2MDIzOTIyODl9.omhr_ymud_chQc03Y4CUIZsahDWgYayc3viMFzCTzlM Wilmington Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 10 October 2020 Candidate John W. Rollins, former Lieutenant Governor Withdrew David P. Buckson, incumbent Lieutenant Governor General election Results 1960 Delaware gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174212 DE Governor, 1960 Our Campaigns 10 October 2020Glashan 1979 52–53Congressional Quarterly 1998 46 Democratic Party (United States) Elbert N. Carvel 100,792 51.73% Republican Party (United States) John W. Rollins 94,043 48.27% 6,749 3.46% 194,835 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county CountyJohn RollinsRepublicanElbert CarvelDemocraticAll Others#%#%#%Kent10,19247.8%11,10852.2%00.0%New Castle68,92148.7%72,59851.3%00.0%Sussex14,93048.3%17,08653.4%00.0% Totals94,04348.3%100,79251.7%00.0% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic New Castle Sussex References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 1960 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1960 in the United States