1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 November 1972

Nominee Eugene Bookhammer Clifford B. Hearn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,087 102,070 Percentage 51.48% 47.73%

Lieutenant Governor before election Eugene Bookhammer Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Eugene Bookhammer Republican

The 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1972 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Eugene Bookhammer defeated Democratic nominee Clifford B. Hearn, American nominee William D. Drummond and Prohibition nominee Earl F. Dawson.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1972, Republican nominee Eugene Bookhammer won re-election by a margin of 8,017 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Clifford B. Hearn, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bookhammer was sworn in for his second term on 16 January 1973.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene Bookhammer (incumbent)	110,087	51.48
	Democratic	Clifford B. Hearn	102,070	47.73
	American	William D. Drummond	1,389	0.65
	Prohibition	Earl F. Dawson	313	0.14
Total votes			213,859	100.00
	Republican hold