1956 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

1956 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

6 November 1956

Nominee David P. Buckson Vernon B. Derrickson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 92,254 81,121 Percentage 53.21% 46.79%

Lieutenant Governor before election John W. Rollins Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor David P. Buckson Republican

The 1956 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1956 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Republican nominee David P. Buckson defeated Democratic nominee Vernon B. Derrickson.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1956, Republican nominee David P. Buckson won the election by a margin of 11,133 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Vernon B. Derrickson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Buckson was sworn in as the 15th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 15 January 1957.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1956

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David P. Buckson	92,254	53.21
	Democratic	Vernon B. Derrickson	81,121	46.79
Total votes			173,375	100.00
	Republican hold