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.
Nominations were made by party conventions.
The Democratic convention was held on August 25.
The Republican convention was held on August 31 and September 1.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic