1960 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

1960 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1960

Nominee Eugene Lammot William Roth Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 97,826 96,671 Percentage 50.30% 49.70%

Lieutenant Governor before election David P. Buckson Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Eugene Lammot Democratic

The 1960 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1960 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee and incumbent mayor of Wilmington Eugene Lammot defeated Republican nominee William Roth.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1960, Democratic nominee Eugene Lammot won the election by a margin of 1,155 votes against his opponent Republican nominee William Roth, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Lammot was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 17 January 1961.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene Lammot	97,826	50.30
	Republican	William Roth	96,671	49.70
Total votes			194,497	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican