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1932 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1932 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee C. Douglass Buck Landreth L. Layton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 60,903 50,401
Percentage 54.23% 44.88%

County results
Buck:      60–70%
Layton:      50–60%

Governor before election

C. Douglass Buck
Republican

Elected Governor

C. Douglass Buck
Republican

The 1932 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor C. Douglass Buck ran for re-election to a second term. He unanimously won renomination at the Republican state convention.[1] In the general election, Buck faced the Democratic nominee, Landreth L. Layton, the scion of a prominent family in Delaware politics.[2] Despite the nationwide Democratic landslide, Republicans performed well in Delaware; Herbert Hoover narrowly won Delaware over Franklin D. Roosevelt. Accordingly, Buck was able to win re-election, and significantly outpaced Hoover's slim margin; he received 54% of the vote to Layton's 45%.

General election

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1932 Delaware gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican C. Douglass Buck (inc.) 60,903 54.23% −6.33%
Democratic Landreth L. Layton 50,401 44.88% +5.43%
Socialist Fred W. Whiteside 889 0.79%
Communist Harold Thomas 121 0.11%
Majority 10,502 9.35% −11.77%
Turnout 112,314 100.00%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Buck, Layton Named with Satterthwaite Without Opposition". Morning News. Wilmington, Del. September 15, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Adams is Nominated for Congress After Contest on Floor". Morning News. Wilmington, Del. September 28, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ 1933 House Journal, p. 40

Bibliography

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  • Delaware House Journal, 104th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1933).