1948 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1948 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1948 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1944 Delaware gubernatorial election 1944 1952 Delaware gubernatorial election 1952 November 2, 1948 File:Elbert Carvel (1963) (cropped).png 150x150px Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Party (United States) 75,339 53.69% 3x4.svg Hyland P. George Republican Party (United States) 64,996 46.31% 1948 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County results Carvel: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Walter W. Bacon Republican Party (United States) Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Governor Walter W. Bacon was term-limited, having served two consecutive terms. Democratic nominee Elbert N. Carvel defeated Republican nominee Hyland P. George with 53.69% of the vote. Nominations Nominations were made by party conventions. Democratic nomination The Democratic convention was held on August 24 at Dover. Carvel, Frear Head Ticket as Democrats Score 'Bureaucracy' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13468457/delaware1948dem1/ The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 25 August 1948 1 29 November 2020 Candidate Elbert N. Carvel, incumbent Lieutenant Governor, nominated unanimously Democrats– https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13468508/delaware1948dem2/ The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 25 August 1948 5 29 November 2020 Republican nomination The Republican convention was held on August 11 at Dover. State Republicans Unite Behind Ticket Headed By Buck, George https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13468664/delaware1948rep1/ The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware 12 August 1948 1 29 November 2020 Candidate Hyland P. George, road building contractor, Kent G. O. P. Seen Backing Hyland George https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/161781909/ The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware 26 April 1948 1 29 November 2020 nominated by acclamation Withdrew John S. Isaacs G.O.P. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13468690/delaware1948rep2/ The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware 12 August 1948 4 29 November 2020 George Assured of G.O.P. Nomination https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/161832714/ The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware 11 August 1948 1 29 November 2020 General election Results 1948 Delaware gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174214 DE Governor, 1948 Our Campaigns 29 November 2020Glashan 1979 52–53Congressional Quarterly 1998 46 Democratic Party (United States) Elbert N. Carvel 75,339 53.69% Republican Party (United States) Hyland P. George 64,996 46.31% 10,343 7.37% 140,335 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 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 1948 Delaware Gubernatorial Delaware gubernatorial election