1932 Delaware gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1932 Delaware gubernatorial election
Country:Delaware
Flag Year:1916
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1928 Delaware gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1928
Next Election:1936 Delaware gubernatorial election
Next Year:1936
Election Date:November 8, 1932
Nominee1:C. Douglass Buck
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:60,903
Percentage1:54.23%
Nominee2:Landreth L. Layton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:50,401
Percentage2:44.88%
Governor
Before Election:C. Douglass Buck
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:C. Douglass Buck
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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%.

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Notes and References

  1. News: September 15, 1932. Buck, Layton Named with Satterthwaite Without Opposition. Morning News. Wilmington, Del.. 1. June 19, 2021.
  2. News: September 28, 1932. Adams is Nominated for Congress After Contest on Floor. Morning News. Wilmington, Del.. 1. June 19, 2021.