1944 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1944 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

November 7, 1944


Nominee	Walter W. Bacon	Isaac J. MacCollum
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	63,829	62,156
Percentage	50.52%	49.19%

County results
Bacon: 40–50% 50–60%

Governor before election

Walter W. Bacon
Republican

Elected Governor

Walter W. Bacon
Republican

Federal government

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Incumbent Republican Governor Walter W. Bacon defeated Democratic nominee Isaac J. MacCollum with 50.52% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on August 22 at Dover.[1][2]

Candidate

Isaac J. MacCollum, incumbent Lieutenant Governor[3][4]

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on July 19 at Dover.[5]

Candidate

Walter W. Bacon, incumbent Governor, nominated unopposed[6]

General election

1944 Delaware gubernatorial election[7][8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter W. Bacon	63,829	50.52%
	Democratic	Isaac J. MacCollum	62,156	49.19%
	Prohibition	Thomas W. Jakes	370	0.29%
Majority			1,673	1.33%
Turnout			126,355	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

"Carvel Backed By Sussex Group". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 17 August 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"Carvel Nominated". Evening star. Washington, D.C. 23 August 1944. p. B-8. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"M'Collum, Traynor Win Support Of C. I. O." The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 18 August 1944. p. 21. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"Democrat Convention" (PDF). The Newark Post. Newark, Delaware. 24 August 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"Arizona Senator Wins Renomination". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. 19 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"Arizona Voters Give Hayden 2-to-1 Lead In Primary Election". Evening star. Washington, D.C. 19 July 1944. p. A-2. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"DE Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
Glashan 1979, pp. 52–53.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Bibliography

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

Elections in Delaware
General	1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1982 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Del. Senate	2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Del. House	2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Governor	1792 1795 1798 1801 1804 1807 1810 1813 1816 1819 1820 (special) 1822 (special) 1823 (special) 1826 1829 1832 1836 1840 1846 1850 1854 1858 1862 1866 1870 1874 1878 1882 1886 1890 1894 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
U.S. President	1788 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
U.S. Senate Class 1	1788 1790 1796 1803 1808 1815 1820 1827 1833 1839 1845 1851 [sp] 1851 1857 1863 1869 1875 1881 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1916 1922 1928 1934 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018
U.S. Senate Class 2	1788 1793 1798 1805 1816 1822 1828 1835 1841 1847 1853 1859 1865 1871 1877 1883 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020
U.S. House	1789 1790 1792 1794 1796 1798 1802 1804 1805 (sp) 1806 1808 1810 1812 1814 1816 1818 1820 1822 (sp) 1824 1826 1827 (sp) 1828 1830 1833 1834 1836 1838 1840 1842 1844 1846 1848 1850 1852 1854 1856 1858 1860 1862 1864 1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
See also: Political party strength in Delaware

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