1964 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1964 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

November 3, 1964


Nominee	Charles L. Terry Jr.	David P. Buckson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	102,797	97,374
Percentage	51.35%	48.65%

Governor before election

Elbert N. Carvel
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles L. Terry Jr.
Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel was term-limited, having served two non-consecutive terms. Carvel instead ran for the U.S. Senate.

Democratic nominee Charles L. Terry Jr. defeated Republican nominee David P. Buckson with 51.35% of the vote.

General election

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.[1]

Candidates

David P. Buckson, Republican, incumbent Attorney General of Delaware and former Governor
Charles L. Terry Jr., Democratic, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court

Results

1964 Delaware gubernatorial election[2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles L. Terry Jr.	102,797	51.35%
	Republican	David P. Buckson	97,374	48.65%
Majority			5,423	2.71%
Turnout			200,171	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

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References

America Votes 6, p. 73.
"DE Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
America Votes 6, p. 69.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Bibliography

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1966). America Votes 6: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1964. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

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See also: Political party strength in Delaware

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