1924 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1924 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1924 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware 1916 Presidential no 1920 Delaware gubernatorial election 1920 1928 Delaware gubernatorial election 1928 November 4, 1924 x140px Robert P. Robinson Republican Party (United States) 52,236 58.73% x100px Joseph Bancroft Democratic Party (United States) 35,640 40.07% 1924 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsRobinson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Bancroft: #7996E2 50–60% Governor William D. Denney Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Robinson Republican Party (United States) The 1924 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Republican Governor William D. Denney declined to seek re-election, and the Republican state convention unanimously named banker Robert P. Robinson as its nominee;August 27, 1924 Republicans Name Ticket by Acclamation; Cruse Not Wanted for Killing in This City Evening Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/159967264/ June 19, 2021 Robinson emerged as a compromise selection.August 28, 1924 A Good Ticket for Loyal Republicans Morning News Wilmington, Del. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79882207/the-morning-news/ June 19, 2021 On the Democratic side, several candidates announced their candidacies prior to the conventionAugust 25, 1924 Dr. Jeryl and Mr. Hyde Show up in Politics News Journal Wilmington, Del. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79883090/the-news-journal/ June 19, 2021 and a difficult, protracted fight for the nomination developed. Joseph Bancroft, a prominent industrialist, and Josiah Marvel, emerged as the frontrunners.September 5, 1924 Democrats in Hot Tilt at Primary Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79883061/the-evening-journal/ June 19, 2021 Bancroft won the nomination at the convention after nine ballots; an effort was made to nominate him by acclamation, but Marvel's supporters objected.September 10, 1924 Bancroft is Named for Governor; Klan Name Stricken Out Morning News Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13462412/delaware1924dem1/ June 19, 2021 In the general election, Robinson defeated Bancroft by a wide margin, winning 59% of the vote to Bancroft's 40%. Robinson's landslide victory occurred as President Calvin Coolidge was overwhelmingly winning the state over his opponents, Democrat John W. Davis and Progressive Robert M. La Follette. General election 1924 Delaware gubernatorial election1925 House Journal, p. 68-69 Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Robinson 52,236 58.73% +3.23% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Bancroft 35,640 40.07% -3.33% Progressive Party (United States, 1924–34) Kenneth A. Horner 641 0.72% — Forward Party Frank A. Houck 422 0.47% — 16,596 18.66% +6.98% 94,047 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Delaware House Journal, 100th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1925). 1924 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1924 in the United States