1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 November 1944

Nominee Elbert N. Carvel Clayton A. Bunting Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 62,797 62,344 Percentage 50.05% 49.68%

Lieutenant Governor before election Isaac J. MacCollum Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Elbert N. Carvel Democratic

The 1944 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1944 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee Elbert N. Carvel defeated Republican nominee Clayton A. Bunting and Prohibition nominee J. Olan Jones.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1944, Democratic nominee Elbert N. Carvel won the election by a margin of 453 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Clayton A. Bunting, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Carvel was sworn in as the 12th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 18 January 1945.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elbert N. Carvel	62,797	50.05
	Republican	Clayton A. Bunting	62,344	49.68
	Prohibition	J. Olan Jones	339	0.27
Total votes			125,480	100.00
	Democratic hold