. "61237"^^ . . "1940-11-05"^^ . "52.39"^^ . "\u2014"@en . . "GOP"@en . . "no"@en . . "1940 Delaware gubernatorial election"@en . "Democratic Party"@en . "Delaware Governor Election Results by County, 1940.svg"@en . "70629"^^ . . . . . "61237"^^ . "Ivan Culbertson"@en . . . . "1944"^^ . . "Governor"@en . "The 1940 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Governor Richard McMullen originally ran for re-election to a second term, and was renominated by the Democratic Party. However, less than a month before the election, McMullen suffered a heart attack and he dropped out of the race. The state party named Secretary of State Josiah Marvel Jr., as McMullen's replacement on the ballot. On the Republican side, Wilmington Mayor Walter W. Bacon was nominated by the Republican Party for Governor. Ultimately, even as President Franklin D. Roosevelt was handily winning Delaware en route to re-election nationwide, and as Democratic Senator James M. Tunnell was narrowly winning re-election, Bacon defeated Marvel by a decisive margin to regain the governorship for the Republican Party. Bacon received 52% of the vote to Marvel's 45%."@en . "+9.82%"@en . . . . "-4.94"^^ . . . "2.19"^^ . "1944"^^ . . . . . "210"^^ . "1123007538"^^ . "1940 Delaware gubernatorial election"@en . "Liberal Democratic"@en . "Republican Party"@en . . . "Walter W. Bacon"@en . "The 1940 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Governor Richard McMullen originally ran for re-election to a second term, and was renominated by the Democratic Party. However, less than a month before the election, McMullen suffered a heart attack and he dropped out of the race. The state party named Secretary of State Josiah Marvel Jr., as McMullen's replacement on the ballot. On the Republican side, Wilmington Mayor Walter W. Bacon was nominated by the Republican Party for Governor."@en . "Presidential"@en . . . . . . "Democratic Party"@en . "4588"^^ . "67996841"^^ . "Bacon:"@en . . "Delaware"@en . . "45.42"^^ . . . . . "County results"@en . "1940-11-05"^^ . "1916"^^ . . . "1940"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Republican Party"@en . . "Dem"@en . . "1936"^^ . "70629"^^ . . "2958"^^ . "1936"^^ .