1956 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1952 Delaware gubernatorial election 1952 1960 Delaware gubernatorial election 1960 November 6, 1956 File:J. Caleb Boggs.jpg 150x150px J. Caleb Boggs Republican Party (United States) 91,965 51.95% 3x4.svg James Hoge Tyler McConnell Democratic Party (United States) 85,047 48.05% 1956 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsBoggs: #e27f7f 50–60%McConnell: #7996e2 50–60% Governor J. Caleb Boggs Republican Party (United States) J. Caleb Boggs Republican Party (United States) The 1956 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Governor J. Caleb Boggs defeated Democratic nominee James Hoge Tyler McConnell with 51.95% of the vote. Nominations Nominations were made by party conventions. Democratic nomination The Democratic convention was held on August 30 at Dover. Candidate J. H. Tyler McConnell, secretary of the Hercules Power Co., unanimous Boggs to face McConnell in Delaware race https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-08-31/ed-1/seq-3/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 31 August 1956 A-3 6 November 2020 Republican nomination The Republican convention was held on August 29 at the Capitol Theater, Dover. Stevenson hit by McKeldin https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-08-29/ed-1/seq-6/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 29 August 1956 A-6 6 November 2020 Candidate J. Caleb Boggs, incumbent Governor, unopposed Two on GOP slate are pros https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=28901514&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1NTQzMTY4MywiaWF0IjoxNjA0Njg2NDYwLCJleHAiOjE2MDQ3NzI4NjB9.0_IQBTM2InEjaqSbc-zqYjl_giiZB22y7AiX4G6Dvfw The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 30 August 1956 6 6 November 2020 General election Results 1956 Delaware gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174210 DE Governor, 1956 Our Campaigns 6 November 2020Glashan 1979 52–53Congressional Quarterly 1998 46 Republican Party (United States) J. Caleb Boggs (incumbent) 91,965 51.95% Democratic Party (United States) J. H. Tyler McConnell 85,047 48.05% 6,918 3.90% 177,012 100.00% Republican Party (United States) 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 1956 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1956 in the United States