2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
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Nominee Bethany Hall-Long Donyale Hall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote285,638197,343
Percentage59.1%40.9%

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Hall-Long:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Hall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
     No data

Lieutenant Governor before election

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

The 2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long won re-election to a second term. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Donyale Hall, president of the Frederick Douglass Foundation [2] [3]

Declined

Independent Party of Delaware

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Kevin Baron, veteran [4]

General election

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent) 285,638 59.14% -0.30%
Republican Donyale Hall197,34340.86%+0.30%
Total votes482,981 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

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