Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 21, 1969 | January 16, 1973 | ||
| Election results | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1968 | Governor | General | Russell W. Peterson | Republican | 104,474 | 51% | Charles L. Terry, Jr. | Democratic | 102,360 | 49% | ||
| 1972 | Governor | Primary | Russell W. Peterson | Republican | 23,929 | 54% | David P. Buckson | Republican | 20,138 | 46% | ||
| 1972 | Governor | General | Russell W. Peterson | Republican | 109,583 | 49% | Sherman W. Tribbitt | Democratic | 117,274 | 51% | ||
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)