1936 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1936 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1936 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware 1916 Presidential no 1932 Delaware gubernatorial election 1932 1940 Delaware gubernatorial election 1940 November 3, 1936 Richard McMullen Democratic Party (United States) 62,437 50.36% Harry L. Cannon Republican Party (United States) 52,782 42.57% I. Dolphus Short Independent Republican (United States) 8,500 6.86% 1936 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County results McMullen: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Governor C. Douglass Buck Republican Party (United States) Richard McMullen Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Governor C. Douglass Buck was barred from seeking re-election to a third term, creating an open race. A challenging contest developed on the Republican side to succeed Buck, with Harry L. Cannon, former State Senator I. Dolphus Short and Assistant Motor Vehicle Commissioner George S. Williams all emerging as frontrunners.July 31, 1936 Fair Full Of Governor's Day Politics News Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79888292/the-news-journal/ June 19, 2021 Cannon, a longtime figure in state politics who served as a member of the State Board of Agriculture and on the University of Delaware Board of Trustees, ultimately won the nomination.August 20, 1936 Col. H. L. Cannon Reported G. O. P. Governor Choice Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160803406/ June 19, 2021 Short walked out of the convention, however, and shortly thereafter organized a slate of statewide candidates as Independent Republicans, dividing the party.September 9, 1936 Insurgents Name Short Ticket to Combat G. O. P. Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79888597/the-morning-news/ June 19, 2021 On the Democratic side, a close contest developed among former Wilmington City Councilman Richard McMullen and attorneys Edward W. Cooch and Henry Isaacs.August 19, 1936 M'Mullen Joins Democratic Race for Governorship Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79887700/the-morning-news/ June 19, 2021 McMullen ultimately won the nomination on the first ballot at the state convention, and was quickly endorsed by his opponents.September 1, 1936 Democrats Carry Fight to Convention Floor News Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/161401679 June 19, 2021 In the general election, McMullen ended up winning over Cannon by a fairly wide margin. Short siphoned support away from Cannon, receiving 7% of the vote. However, the schism was likely not dispositive by itself; McMullen won 50% of the vote to Cannon's 43%. McMullen's victory, the first win for a Democratic candidate for Governor since 1896, (and the win with an outright majority of the vote since 1890,) occurred as President Franklin D. Roosevelt was handily winning the state over Republican presidential nominee Alf Landon. General election 1936 Delaware gubernatorial election1937 House Journal, p. 29-30 Democratic Party (United States) Richard McMullen 62,437 50.36% +5.48% Republican Party (United States) Harry L. Cannon 52,782 42.57% -11.66% Independent Republican (United States) I. Dolphus Short 8,500 6.86% — Socialist Party (United States) Fred W. Whiteside 198 0.16% -0.63% Communist Party (United States) John T. Wladkoski 70 0.06% -0.05% 9,655 7.79% -1.56% 123,987 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Delaware House Journal, 106th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1937). 1936 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1936 in the United States