1940 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

1940 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

5 November 1940

Nominee Isaac J. MacCollum Earle D. Willey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 65,949 65,427 Percentage 49.32% 48.93%

Lieutenant Governor before election Edward W. Cooch Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Isaac J. MacCollum Democratic

The 1940 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee Isaac J. MacCollum defeated Republican nominee Earle D. Willey and Liberal Democratic nominee David A. Waxman.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1940, Democratic nominee Isaac J. MacCollum won the election by a margin of 522 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Earle D. Willey, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. MacCollum was sworn in as the 11th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 21 January 1941.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isaac J. MacCollum	65,949	49.32
	Republican	Earle D. Willey	65,427	48.93
	Liberal Democratic Party	David A. Waxman	2,352	1.75
Total votes			133,728	100.00
	Democratic hold