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Election 1928 Results

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1928 Delaware governor election

C. Douglass Buck (Republican) beat Charles M. Wharton (Democrat) in Delaware in 1928, 60.6% to 39.4%, a margin of 21.1 points and 21,859 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Robert P. Robinson won.

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Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C. Douglass Buck won Republican 62,683 60.6%
Charles M. Wharton Democratic 40,824 39.4%
Total103,507

Delaware governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Matt Meyer (D) D+12.1
2020 John C Carney Jr (D) D+20.8
2016 John Carney (D) D+19.2
2012 Jack Markell (D) D+40.8
2008 Jack Markell (D) D+35.5
2004 Ruth Ann Minner (D) D+5.1
2000 Ruth Ann Minner (D) D+19.5
1996 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+39.0
1992 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+32.0
1988 Mike Castle (R) R+41.5
1984 Michael N. Castle (R) R+11.1
1980 Pete du Pont (R) R+42.1
1976 Pierre S. duPont IV (R) R+14.4
1972 Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) D+3.4
1968 Russell W. Peterson (R) R+1.0
1964 Charles L. Terry Jr. (D) D+2.7
1960 Elbert N. Carvel (D) D+3.5
1956 James Caleb Boggs (R) R+3.9
1952 James Caleb Boggs (R) R+4.2
1948 Elbert N. Carvel (D) D+7.4
1944 Walter W. Bacon (R) R+1.3
1940 Walter W. Bacon (R) R+7.0
1936 Richard McMullen (D) D+10.0
1932 Clayton Douglass Buck (R) R+9.4
1928 C. Douglass Buck (R) R+21.1
1924 Robert P. Robinson (R) R+20.5
1920 William E. Denney (R) R+11.6
1916 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+5.1
1912 Charles R. Miller (R) R+2.7
1908 Simeon S. Pennewill (R) R+4.4
1904 Preston Lea (R) R+6.3
1900 John Hunn (R) R+8.6
1896 Ebe W. Tunnell (D) D+12.8
1894 Joshua H. Marvil (R) R+3.1
1890 Robert J. Reynolds (D) D+1.5
1886 Benjamin T. Biggs (D) D+63.5
1882 Charles C. Stockley (D) D+6.2
1878 John W. Hall (D) D+78.6
1874 John P. Cochran (D) D+5.2
1870 James Ponder (D) D+11.2
1866 Gove Saulsbury (D) D+6.6