1996 Delaware gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1996 United States gubernatorial elections.

1996 Delaware gubernatorial election

←  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  →

Nominee Tom Carper Janet Rzewnicki Party Democratic Republican Running mate Ruth Ann Minner Sherman N. Miller Popular vote 188,300 82,564 Percentage 69.50% 30.50%

County results State House district results Carper:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election Tom Carper Democratic Elected Governor Tom Carper Democratic

The 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the governor of the state of Delaware. Incumbent governor Thomas Carper, the Democratic nominee, was re-elected to his second and final term in a landslide over Republican nominee and Delaware State Treasurer Janet Rzewnicki. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. Tom Carper became the first Democratic governor in state history to win 2 consecutive terms.

General election

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1996 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Carper (incumbent)	188,300	69.50%	+4.75%
	Republican	Janet Rzewnicki	82,654	30.50%	−2.24%
Majority			105,646	38.99%	+6.99%
Turnout			270,954
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

County	Tom Carper Democratic		Janet Rzewnicki Republican
	#	%	#	%
Kent	24,946	63.2%	14,503	36.8%
New Castle	129,512	72.1%	50,081	27.9%
Sussex	33,842	65.2%	18,070	34.8%
Totals	188,300	69.5%	82,654	30.5%

References

1. Cook, Thomas J. (November 1996). "State of Delaware 1996 Election Results" (PDF). Delaware Commissioner of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2016.