1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1968 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1968 1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1976 November 7, 1972 File:Eugene Bookhammer (1918–2013), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg 150x150px Eugene Bookhammer Republican Party (United States) 110,087 51.48% 3x4.svg Clifford B. Hearn Democratic Party (United States) 102,070 47.73% 110px County results 110px State House district results Bookhammer: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Heam: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Eugene Bookhammer Republican Party (United States) Eugene Bookhammer Republican Party (United States) The 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Republican nominee and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eugene Bookhammer defeated Democratic nominee Clifford B. Hearn, American nominee William D. Drummond and Prohibition nominee Earl F. Dawson.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=10&year=1972&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1972 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Delaware uselectionatlas.org June 22, 2017 2024-11-15 General election On election day, November 7, 1972, Republican nominee Eugene Bookhammer won re-election by a margin of 8,017 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee Clifford B. Hearn, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bookhammer was sworn in for his second term on January 16, 1973.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=772662 DE Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com January 5, 2022 2024-11-15 Results Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1972 Republican Party (United States) Eugene Bookhammer (incumbent) 110,087 51.48 Democratic Party (United States) Clifford B. Hearn 102,070 47.73 American Party (1969) William D. Drummond 1,389 0.65 Prohibition Party Earl F. Dawson 313 0.14 213,859 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References lieutenant governor Delaware Category:Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1972 elections in the United States