1968 Delaware gubernatorial election

1968 Delaware gubernatorial election
	November 5, 1968
	November 5, 1968
	County results ; Peterson: 50–60% ; Terry: 50–60%
Governor before election; Charles L. Terry Jr.; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Russell W. Peterson; Republican

The 1968 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Republican nominee Russell W. Peterson defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Charles L. Terry Jr. with 50.51% of the vote.

General election

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.[1][2]

Candidates

Russell W. Peterson, Republican, civic activist
Charles L. Terry Jr., Democratic, incumbent Governor

Results

1968 Delaware gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell W. Peterson	104,474	50.51%
	Democratic	Charles L. Terry Jr.	102,360	49.49%
Majority			2,114	1.02%
Turnout			206,834	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

America Votes 8, p. 62.
Delaware Official Results 1968, p. 17.
"DE Governor, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
America Votes 8, p. 58.
Delaware Official Results 1968, p. 2.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Bibliography

George W. Cripps, Commissioner of Elections (1969). Official Results of General Election, 1968 (PDF). State of Delaware.
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

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[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_862-1] America Votes 8, p. 62.

[FOOTNOTEDelaware_Official_Results_196817-2] Delaware Official Results 1968, p. 17.

[3] "DE Governor, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_858-4] America Votes 8, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEDelaware_Official_Results_19682-5] Delaware Official Results 1968, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199846-6] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

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