Gubernatorial election held in Delaware in 2020
2020 Delaware gubernatorial election
Nominee
John Carney
Julianne Murray
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
292,903
190,312
Percentage
59.5%
38.6%
County resultsCarney: 50–60% 60–70% Murray: 50–60%
Governor before election
John Carney
Democratic
Elected Governor
John Carney
Democratic
The 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of Delaware , concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election , as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Carney was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Julianne Murray.[1]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Nominee [ ]
John Carney , incumbent Governor of Delaware [2] [1]
Eliminated in the primary [ ]
David Lamar Williams Jr., accountant and community activist[2] [3]
Results [ ]
Results by county:
Carney—80–90%
Results by county [ ]
County[5]
John Carney
%
David Lamar Williams, Jr.
%
Total
Kent
13,396
81.95%
2,950
18.05%
16,346
New Castle
67,063
84.17%
12,615
15.83%
79,678
Sussex
20,683
88.82%
2,604
11.18%
23,287
Total
101,142
84.77%
18,169
15.23%
119,311
Republican primary [ ]
The Republican primary was hotly contested between Julianne Murray, an attorney from Georgetown , and Colin Bonini , a Delaware State Senator from the 16th district and the Republican nominee for the Governor of Delaware in 2016 . Murray ended up winning the nomination. Although Bonini won Kent and New Castle counties, the latter of which is home to Wilmington and is the most populous county in the state , Murray won Sussex County , which is the most Republican county in the state and overall had the most votes, allowing her to carry the nomination.
Candidates [ ]
Nominee [ ]
Julianne Murray, attorney[2]
Eliminated in the primary [ ]
Colin Bonini , state senator, nominee for Delaware State Treasurer in 2010 , and nominee for Governor of Delaware in 2016 [6]
David Bosco, small business owner[2]
David Graham[2]
Bryant Richardson , state senator[7]
Scott Walker, 2018 Republican Nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Delaware
Withdrawn [ ]
Neil Shea, brewer, U.S. Marine Corps veteran[2]
Kevin Baron, veteran[8] [9]
Results [ ]
Results by county:
Bonini—40–50%
Murray—40–50%
Results by county [ ]
County[5]
Julianne Murray
%
Colin Bonini
%
Bryant L. Richardson
%
R.E. Scott Walker
%
David Bosco
%
Dave Graham
%
Total
Kent
3,876
35.75%
4,910
45.29%
556
5.13%
506
4.67%
690
6.36%
304
2.80%
10,842
New Castle
7,204
34.55%
8,529
40.90%
1,006
4.82%
1,959
9.39%
1,398
6.70%
756
3.63%
20,852
Sussex
11,739
49.42%
5,722
24.09%
2,700
11.37%
1,533
6.45%
1,572
6.62%
487
2.05%
23,753
Total
22,819
41.15%
19,161
34.56%
4,262
7.69%
3,998
7.21%
3,660
6.60%
1,547
2.79%
55,447
Other candidates [ ]
Libertarian Party [ ]
Nominee [ ]
Independent Party of Delaware [ ]
Nominee [ ]
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [10]
Safe D
October 23, 2020
Inside Elections [11]
Safe D
October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12]
Safe D
November 2, 2020
Politico [13]
Safe D
November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [14]
Safe D
October 28, 2020
RCP [15]
Safe D
November 2, 2020
270towin [16]
Safe D
November 2, 2020
Polling [ ]
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
John Carney (D)
Julianne Murray (R)
Other/ Undecided
University of Delaware
September 21–27, 2020
847 (LV)
–
55%
26%
19%[b]
Results [ ]
By county
County
John Carney Democratic
Julianne MurrayRepublican
Kathy DeMatteisIndependent
John MachurekLibertarian
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
New Castle
191,678
68.45
82,545
29.48
3,785
1.35
2,031
0.72
109,133
38.97
280,039
Kent
44,352
51.93
39,332
46.05
1,115
1.30
616
0.72
5,020
5.88
85,415
Sussex
56,873
44.72
68,435
53.81
1,250
0.98
623
0.49
-11,562
-9.09
127,181
Totals
292,903
59.46
190,312
38.63
6,150
1.25
3,270
0.66
102,591
20.83
492,635
Notes [ ]
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ "None/other/undecided" with 13%; DeMatteis (DI) with 4%; Machurek (L) with 2%
References [ ]
^ a b "Del. Governor John Carney announces re-election campaign" . 47abc . 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20 .
^ a b c d e f g h "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - Election Information" . elections.delaware.gov .
^ "David Lamar Williams Jr. for Governor of Delaware on Facebook" . Retrieved 1 October 2019 .
^ "2020 State Primary Election Report" . Delaware.gov . Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ a b Elections. "2020 State Primary Election Report" . Delaware Department of Elections . Retrieved 2020-10-01 .
^ "State Sen. Bonini running for governor again" . June 26, 2020.
^ "Senator Richardson to run for governor" . Delaware State News. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 .
^ "Kevin Baron" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
^ Ciolino, Nick. "State GOP contesting all Democratic-held statewide offices this year" . Delaware Public Media. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ "2020 Governor Race Ratings for October 23, 2020" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ "2020 Gubernatorial Ratings" . insideelections.com . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ "2020 Gubernatorial race ratings" . Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 2, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win" . Politico . Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
^ "2020 Governor Race Ratings" . Daily Kos . June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ "2020 Governor Races" . RealClearPolitics . June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ "2020 Gubernatorial Elections Map" . 270towin .
^ "2020 General Election Report" . Delaware Department of Elections . Retrieved November 11, 2020 .
^ The State of Delaware - Department of Elections. "Delaware Election Results" . Department of Elections . Retrieved 15 November 2020 . .
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