Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor take office the third Tuesday of January and have four year terms.
| Delaware General Assembly |
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| Year | Assembly | Senate Majority | President |
House Majority | Speaker | ||||||
| 1949-1950 | 115th | Democratic | Vera G. Davis | Republican | Harvey H. Lawson | ||||||
| 1951-1952 | 116th | Democratic | Roy A. Cannon | Republican | Harvey H. Lawson | ||||||
| 1961-1962 | 121st | Democratic | John B. Reilly | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | ||||||
| 1963-1964 | 122nd | Democratic | Curtis W. Steen | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | ||||||
| Public Offices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Lt. Governor | Executive | Dover | January 16, 1945 | January 18, 1949 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 18, 1949 | January 20, 1953 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 17, 1961 | January 19, 1965 | ||
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1944 | Lt. Governor | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 44,524 | 51% | Clayton A. Bunting | Republican | 42,595 | 49% | ||
| 1948 | Governor | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 75,339 | 54% | Hyland P. George | Republican | 64,996 | 46% | ||
| 1952 | Governor | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 81,772 | 48% | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 88,977 | 52% | ||
| 1958 | U.S. Senator | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 72,152 | 47% | John J. Williams | Republican | 82,280 | 53% | ||
| 1960 | Governor | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 100,792 | 52% | John W. Rollins | Republican | 94,043 | 48% | ||
| 1964 | U.S. Senator | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 96,850 | 48% | John J. Williams | Republican | 103,782 | 52% | ||
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