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The 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor John Carney was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Julianne Murray in a landslide. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Carney (incumbent) | 101,142 | 84.77% | |
Democratic | David Lamar Williams, Jr. | 18,169 | 15.23% | |
Total votes | 119,311 | 100.00% |
County [5] | John Carney | % | David Lamar Williams Jr. | % | Total |
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Kent | 13,396 | 81.95% | 2,950 | 18.05% | 16,346 |
New Castle | 67,063 | 84.17% | 12,615 | 15.83% | 79,678 |
Sussex | 20,683 | 88.82% | 2,604 | 11.18% | 23,287 |
Total | 101,142 | 84.77% | 18,169 | 15.23% | 119,311 |
The Republican primary was hotly contested between Julianne Murray, an attorney from Georgetown, and Colin Bonini, a Delaware state senator from the 16th district and the Republican nominee for the governor of Delaware in 2016. Murray ended up winning the nomination. Although Bonini won Kent and New Castle counties, the latter of which is home to Wilmington and is the most populous county in the state, Murray won Sussex County, which is the most Republican county in the state and overall had the most votes, allowing her to carry the nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15% | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56% | |
Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69% | |
Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21% | |
Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60% | |
Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79% | |
Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00% |
County [5] | Julianne Murray | % | Colin Bonini | % | Bryant L. Richardson | % | R.E. Scott Walker | % | David Bosco | % | Dave Graham | % | Total |
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Kent | 3,876 | 35.75% | 4,910 | 45.29% | 556 | 5.13% | 506 | 4.67% | 690 | 6.36% | 304 | 2.80% | 10,842 |
New Castle | 7,204 | 34.55% | 8,529 | 40.90% | 1,006 | 4.82% | 1,959 | 9.39% | 1,398 | 6.70% | 756 | 3.63% | 20,852 |
Sussex | 11,739 | 49.42% | 5,722 | 24.09% | 2,700 | 11.37% | 1,533 | 6.45% | 1,572 | 6.62% | 487 | 2.05% | 23,753 |
Total | 22,819 | 41.15% | 19,161 | 34.56% | 4,262 | 7.69% | 3,998 | 7.21% | 3,660 | 6.60% | 1,547 | 2.79% | 55,447 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [10] | Safe D | October 23, 2020 |
Inside Elections [11] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Politico [13] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Daily Kos [14] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
RCP [15] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
270towin [16] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | John Carney (D) | Julianne Murray (R) | Other/ Undecided |
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University of Delaware [17] | September 21–27, 2020 | 847 (LV) | – | 55% | 26% | 19% [b] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Carney (incumbent) | 292,903 | 59.46% | +1.12% | |
Republican | Julianne Murray | 190,312 | 38.63% | −0.55% | |
Independent Party | Kathy DeMatteis | 6,150 | 1.25% | N/A | |
Libertarian | John Machurek | 3,270 | 0.66% | −0.43% | |
Total votes | 492,635 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Turnout | 507,805 | 68.66% | |||
Registered electors | 739,570 | ||||
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