| Election Name: | 1968 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Election Date: | 5 November 1968 |
| Nominee1: | Eugene Bookhammer |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 101,839 |
| Percentage1: | 50.60% |
| Nominee2: | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,421 |
| Percentage2: | 49.40% |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Eugene Bookhammer |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1968 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1968 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Republican nominee Eugene Bookhammer defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Sherman W. Tribbitt.[1]
On election day, 5 November 1968, Republican nominee Eugene Bookhammer won the election by a margin of 2,418 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Sherman W. Tribbitt, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bookhammer was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 21 January 1969.[2]