1960 Delaware gubernatorial election

1960 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1956 November 8, 1960 1964 →
 
Nominee Elbert N. Carvel John W. Rollins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 100,792 94,043
Percentage 51.73% 48.27%

County results
Carvel:      50–60%

Governor before election

J. Caleb Boggs
Republican

Elected Governor

Elbert N. Carvel
Democratic

The 1960 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.

Incumbent Republican Governor J. Caleb Boggs was term-limited, having served two consecutive terms. Boggs instead ran for the U.S. Senate.

Democratic nominee former governor Elbert N. Carvel defeated Republican nominee John W. Rollins with 51.73% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election in Delaware where a single candidate won over 100,000 votes.