1996 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1996 Delaware gubernatorial election
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Nominee Tom Carper Janet Rzewnicki
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Ruth Ann Minner Sherman N. Miller
Popular vote188,30082,564
Percentage69.5%30.5%

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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.

Contents

As of 2024, this is the last election where both the governor, and the lieutenant governor were on the same ballot.

General election

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1996 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tom Carper (incumbent) 188,300 69.50% +4.75%
Republican Janet Rzewnicki 82,65430.50%−2.24%
Majority105,64638.99%+6.99%
Turnout 270,954
Democratic hold Swing

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.