2020 Delaware gubernatorial election

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2020 Delaware gubernatorial election
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  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
  John C. Carney Jr. 2017.jpg Julianne Murray (53423247084) (cropped).jpg
Nominee John Carney Julianne Murray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote292,903190,312
Percentage59.46%38.63%

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Carney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Murray:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
     No data

Governor before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Carney
Democratic

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]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in the primary

  • David Lamar Williams Jr., accountant and community activist [2] [3]

Results

Results by county:
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Carney--80-90% Delaware Governor Democratic primary, 2020.svg
Results by county:
  Carney—80–90%
Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 101,142 84.77%
Democratic David Lamar Williams, Jr.18,16915.23%
Total votes119,311 100.00%

Results by county

County [5] John Carney%David Lamar Williams Jr.%Total
Kent 13,39681.95%2,95018.05%16,346
New Castle 67,06384.17%12,61515.83%79,678
Sussex 20,68388.82%2,60411.18%23,287
Total101,14284.77%18,16915.23%119,311

Republican primary

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.

Candidates

Nominee

  • Julianne Murray, attorney [2]

Eliminated in the primary

Withdrawn

  • Kevin Baron, veteran [8] [9]
  • Neil Shea, brewer, U.S. Marine Corps veteran [2]

Results

Results by county:
Bonini--40-50%
Murray--40-50% Delaware Governor Republican primary, 2020.svg
Results by county:
  Bonini—40–50%
  Murray—40–50%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julianne Murray 22,819 41.15%
Republican Colin Bonini 19,16134.56%
Republican Bryant Richardson 4,2627.69%
Republican Scott Walker3,9987.21%
Republican David Bosco3,6606.60%
Republican David Graham1,5472.79%
Total votes55,447 100.00%

Results by county

County [5] Julianne Murray%Colin Bonini%Bryant L. Richardson%R.E. Scott Walker%David Bosco%Dave Graham%Total
Kent 3,87635.75%4,91045.29%5565.13%5064.67%6906.36%3042.80%10,842
New Castle 7,20434.55%8,52940.90%1,0064.82%1,9599.39%1,3986.70%7563.63%20,852
Sussex 11,73949.42%5,72224.09%2,70011.37%1,5336.45%1,5726.62%4872.05%23,753
Total22,81941.15%19,16134.56%4,2627.69%3,9987.21%3,6606.60%1,5472.79%55,447

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • John Machurek [2]

Independent Party of Delaware

Nominee

  • Kathy DeMatteis [2]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Safe DOctober 23, 2020
Inside Elections [11] Safe DOctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Politico [13] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Daily Kos [14] Safe DOctober 28, 2020
RCP [15] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
270towin [16] Safe DNovember 2, 2020

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
John
Carney (D)
Julianne
Murray (R)
Other/
Undecided
University of Delaware [17] September 21–27, 2020847 (LV)55%26%19% [b]

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020 [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 292,903 59.46% +1.12%
Republican Julianne Murray190,31238.63%−0.55%
Independent Party Kathy DeMatteis6,1501.25%N/A
Libertarian John Machurek3,2700.66%−0.43%
Total votes492,635 100.00% N/A
Turnout 507,80568.66%
Registered electors 739,570
Democratic hold

By county

By county
County John Carney
Democratic
Julianne Murray
Republican
Kathy DeMatteis
IPoD
John Machurek
Libertarian
MarginTotal
votes
#%#%#%#%#%
Kent 44,35251.9339,33246.051,1151.306160.725,0205.8885,415
New Castle 191,67868.4582,54529.483,7851.352,0310.72109,13338.97280,039
Sussex 56,87344.7268,43553.811,2500.986230.49-11,562-9.09127,181
Totals292,90359.46190,31238.636,1501.253,2700.66102,59120.83492,635

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "None/other/undecided" with 13%; DeMatteis (DI) with 4%; Machurek (L) with 2%

References

  1. 1 2 "Del. Governor John Carney announces re-election campaign". 47abc. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - Election Information". elections.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "David Lamar Williams Jr. for Governor of Delaware on Facebook". Facebook . Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  4. "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Elections. "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. "State Sen. Bonini running for governor again". June 26, 2020.
  7. "Senator Richardson to run for governor". Delaware State News. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. "Kevin Baron". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  9. Ciolino, Nick. "State GOP contesting all Democratic-held statewide offices this year". Delaware Public Media. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  10. "2020 Governor Race Ratings for October 23, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  11. "2020 Gubernatorial Ratings". insideelections.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  12. "2020 Gubernatorial race ratings". Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 2, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  13. "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  14. "2020 Governor Race Ratings". Daily Kos. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  15. "2020 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  16. "2020 Gubernatorial Elections Map". 270towin.
  17. University of Delaware
  18. "2020 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  19. The State of Delaware - Department of Elections. "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved November 15, 2020..

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