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1944 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

Delaware · 2 candidates · See every 1944 Governor race

Who won the 1944 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

Walter W. Bacon won the 1944 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. Walter W. Bacon received 63,829 popular votes (50.52%). The main challenger was Isaac J. MacCollum (49.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Bacon and MacCollum

Bacon +1.3 pts · won by 1,673 votes
Walter W. BaconRepublicanWINNER50.52%
63,829 votes
Isaac J. MacCollumDemocratic49.19%
62,156 votes
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.