J. Caleb Boggs
Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has four-year terms.

J. Caleb Boggs

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has four-year terms.

Election results

Year	Office	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%

1946	U.S. Representative	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	63,516	56%	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	49,105	44%

1948	U.S. Representative	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	71,127	51%	J. Carl McGuigan	Democratic	68,909	49%

1950	U.S. Representative	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	73,313	57%	Henry M. Winchester	Democratic	56,091	43%

1952	Governor	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	88,977	52%	Elbert N. Carvel	Democratic	81,772	48%

1956	Governor	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	91,965	52%	J. H. Tyler McConnell	Democratic	85,047	48%

1960	U.S. Senator	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	98,874	51%	J. Allen Frear, Jr.	Democratic	96,090	49%

1966	U.S. Senator	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	97,268	59%	James M. Tunnell, Jr.	Democratic	67,263	41%

1972	U.S. Senator	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	112,844	49%	Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	116,006	50%

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J. Caleb Boggs was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1946, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Philip A. Traynor.

final_sentence: J. Caleb Boggs was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1946, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Philip A. Traynor.