2016 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2016 Delaware Lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2012 November 8, 2016 2020  
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Nominee Bethany Hall-Long La Mar Gunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote248,141169,291
Percentage59.4%40.6%

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

Lieutenant Governor before election

Vacant

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

The 2016 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, coinciding with the Delaware gubernatorial election. The office had been vacant since former Democratic lieutenant governor Matthew Denn was inaugurated as attorney general on January 6, 2015. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long 18,326 29.1
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker13,74821.8
Democratic Kathy McGuiness 10,86017.24
Democratic Ciro Poppiti III10,83517.21
Democratic Greg Fuller5,7019.0
Democratic Bradley Eaby3,5225.6
Total votes62,992 100%

Republican primary

State Senator Colin Bonini had announced that he was running for governor in November 2014, but reportedly was considering switching to run for lieutenant governor. [11] Bonini announced on November 23, 2015, that he would remain in the race for governor. [12]

Candidates

Declared

  • La Mar Gunn, president of the NAACP of Central Delaware and nominee for Kent County Recorder of Deeds in 2014 [13]

Declined

See also

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  10. Primary Election (Official Results)
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