1932 Delaware gubernatorial election
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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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November 8, 1932
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 County results Buck: 60â70% Layton: 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | C. Douglass Buck (inc.) | 60,903 | 54.23% | â6.33% | |
| Democratic | Landreth L. Layton | 50,401 | 44.88% | +5.43% | |
| Socialist | Fred W. Whiteside | 889 | 0.79% | â | |
| Communist | Harold Thomas | 121 | 0.11% | â | |
| Majority | 10,502 | 9.35% | â11.77% | ||
| Turnout | 112,314 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||