2016 New Castle County Executive election

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2016 New Castle County Executive election
 2012November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2020  
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Nominee Matt Meyer Mark Blake
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote162,59581,578
Percentage66.6%33.4%

County Executive before election

Thomas P. Gordon
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Matt Meyer
Democratic

The 2016 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Democrat Matt Meyer defeated Republican Mark Blake with 66.6% of the vote. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Democratic County Executive Thomas P. Gordon had controversially sought an unprecedented fourth term in office, but lost the primary in an upset to Meyer by a 4-point margin. [2] [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matt Meyer 22,478 52.3%
Democratic Thomas P. Gordon (incumbent)20,47847.7%
Total votes42,956 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Mark Blake, property management firm owner and Republican nominee for County Executive in 2012 [4]

Eliminated in primary

  • Barry Nahe, county government employee [4]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Blake 8,749 82.7%
Republican Barry Nahe1,82917.3%
Total votes10,578 100%

General election results

2016 New Castle County Executive election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Matt Meyer 162,595 66.59% +2.69%
Republican Mark Blake81,57833.41%−2.69%
Write-in 320.00%
Total votes492,635 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "2016 General Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Matt Meyer wins New Castle County Executive race over Tom Gordon". WHYY. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. "2016 Primary Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, Xerxes. "Republican Mark Blake to run again for New Castle County executive". The News Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2024.