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1952 Delaware gubernatorial election
	County results ; Boggs: 50–60% ; Carvel: 50–60%
Governor before election; Elbert N. Carvel; Democratic	Elected Governor ; J. Caleb Boggs; Republican

The 1952 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel was defeated by Republican nominee J. Caleb Boggs, who won 52.11% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

The Democratic convention was held on August 26 at Dover.^[1]

The Republican convention was held on August 20 at Dover.

1952 Delaware gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Caleb Boggs	88,977	52.11%
	Democratic	Elbert N. Carvel (incumbent)	81,772	47.89%
Majority			7,205	4.22%
Turnout			170,749	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

^ "Bayard raps at Williams as 'Ostrich' in accepting". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 27, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^ "Democrats". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 27, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^ "Top GOP candidates jointly pledge state a fighting campaign". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. August 21, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^ "DE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 52–53.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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