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1920 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

Delaware · 2 candidates · See every 1920 Governor race

Who won the 1920 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

William D. Denney won the 1920 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. William D. Denney received 52,200 popular votes (55.5%). The main challenger was Andrew J. Lynch (43.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Denney and Lynch

Denney +12.1 pts · won by 11,377 votes
William D. DenneyRepublicanWINNER55.5%
52,200 votes
Andrew J. LynchDemocratic43.41%
40,823 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.