Delaware gubernatorial election, 1992

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Delaware gubernatorial election, 1992
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  1988 November 4, 1992 1996  
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Nominee Tom Carper B. Gary Scott
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Ruth Ann Minner Sherman N. Miller
Popular vote179,36590,725
Percentage64.7%32.8%

Delaware Governor Election Results by County, 1992.svg
County Results
Carper:     60–70%

Governor before election

Dale E. Wolf
Republican

Elected Governor

Tom Carper
Democratic

The 1992 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1992. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Castle, barred by term limits from seeking another term as Governor of Delaware, instead sought election to the United States House of Representatives. Congressman and Democratic nominee Tom Carper defeated Republican nominee B. Gary Scott in a landslide, winning his first term in office.

Republican Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Mike Castle American politician

Michael Newbold Castle is an American attorney and politician who was Governor of Delaware (1985–92) and the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district (1993–2011). He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Carper American politician

Thomas Richard Carper is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Carper36,60089.19
Democratic Daniel D. Rappa4,43410.81
Total votes41,034100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican B. Gary Scott23,99481.78
Republican Wilfred Plomis5,34618.22
Total votes29,340100.00

General election

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 1992 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Tom Carper 179,365 64.74% +35.48%
Republican B. Gary Scott90,72532.75%-37.98%
A Delaware PartyFloyd E. McDowell3,7791.36%
Libertarian Richard A. Cohen3,1651.14%
Majority88,64032.00%-9.47%
Turnout 277,034
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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