2020 governor elections · Delaware history
Delaware governor election 2020
John C. Carney Jr. DEM +20.8 · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 492,635
- Margin
- 20.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in DE
- D+19.0same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Carney Jr. Won | DEM | 292,903 | 59.46% | |
| Julianne E. Murray | REP | 190,312 | 38.63% | |
| Kathy S. Dematteis | IDE | 6,150 | 1.25% | |
| John Machurek | LIB | 3,270 | 0.66% | |
| Total | 492,635 | |||
Official source: index.shtml
Other Delaware governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Matthew Meyer | 12.1 |
| 2020 | John C. Carney Jr. | 20.8 |
| 2016 | John C. Carney Jr. | 19.2 |
| 2012 | Jack Markell | 40.8 |
| 2008 | Jack Markell | 35.5 |
| 2004 | Ruth Minner | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Ruth Minner | 19.5 |
| 1996 | Thomas R. Carper | 39.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 2020 Delaware governor race?
John C. Carney Jr. (DEM) won with 59.5% of the vote, ahead of Julianne E. Murray (38.6%), a margin of 20.8 points.
Did the Delaware governor seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Delaware governor race?
492,635 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.