2024 Delaware gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic governor John Carney was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections took place on September 10, 2024, in which Democratic New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and Republican state representative Mike Ramone won their parties' nominations.[1]
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November 5, 2024
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Meyer comfortably won the election, albeit by the closest margin since 2004. Meyer's 56% of the vote is the lowest for the Democrats since that election, while Ramone's 44% is the highest since for Republicans.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Matt Meyer, New Castle County executive[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Bethany Hall-Long, lieutenant governor of Delaware[3]
- Collin O'Mara, president of the National Wildlife Federation and former secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control[4]
Declined
Endorsements
Bethany Hall-Long
Statewide officials
- John Carney, governor of Delaware (2017–2025) and former U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district (2011–2017)[8]
Political parties
Organizations
Labor unions
Matt Meyer
State legislators
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha, state representative from the 1st district (2018–present) and 17th Poet Laureate of Delaware (2015–present)[12]
Local officials
Organizations
- Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus[14]
Newspapers
Collin O'Mara
Organizations
Political parties
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bethany Hall-Long |
Matt Meyer |
Collin O'Mara |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailblazer Opinion Strategies (D)[19][A] | August 27, 2024 | — | — | 19% | 33% | 17% | — | 31% |
| Slingshot Strategies[20][B] | August 8–13, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 23% | 27% | 11% | 7%[b] | 31% |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners[21][C] | August 4–7, 2024 | 453 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 23% | 30% | 8% | — | 40% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[22][D] | July 16–17, 2024 | 661 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 31% | 19% | 9% | — | 41% |
| Slingshot Strategies[23][B] | July 5–9, 2024 | 446 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 27% | 27% | 7% | 5%[c] | 34% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[25][E] | January 10–11, 2024 | 643 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 30% | 23% | — | — | 47% |
Results
Meyer—50–60%
Meyer—40–50%
Hall-Long—50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 40,518 | 46.98% | |
| Democratic | Bethany Hall-Long | 31,588 | 36.62% | |
| Democratic | Collin O'Mara | 14,142 | 16.40% | |
| Total votes | 86,248 | 100.0% | ||
Results by county
| County[27] | Matt Meyer |
Bethany Hall-Long |
Collin O'Mara | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Kent | 3,881 | 33.6% | 5,891 | 51.0% | 1,771 | 15.3% |
| New Castle | 27,790 | 50.4% | 18,297 | 33.2% | 8,847 | 16.1% |
| Sussex | 9,041 | 46.2% | 7,400 | 37.8% | 3,330 | 17.0% |
| Total | 40,518 | 47.0% | 31,588 | 36.6% | 14,142 | 16.4% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Ramone, Minority Leader of the Delaware House of Representatives (2023–2024) from the 21st district (2008–2024)[28]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
- Julianne Murray, chair of the Delaware Republican Party, nominee for governor in 2020, and nominee for attorney general in 2022[31]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Ramone | 26,414 | 72.29% | |
| Republican | Jerry Price | 5,971 | 16.34% | |
| Republican | Bobby Williamson | 4,153 | 11.37% | |
| Total votes | 36,538 | 100.0% | ||
Results by county
| County[27] | Mike Ramone |
Jerry Price |
Bobby Williamson | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Kent | 5,012 | 70.0% | 1,218 | 17.0% | 932 | 13.0% |
| New Castle | 9,064 | 77.8% | 1,521 | 13.1% | 1,059 | 9.1% |
| Sussex | 12,338 | 69.6% | 3,232 | 18.2% | 2,162 | 12.2% |
| Total | 26,414 | 72.3% | 5,971 | 16.3% | 4,153 | 11.4% |
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[32] | Solid D | June 13, 2024 |
| Inside Elections[33] | Solid D | July 14, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[34] | Safe D | June 4, 2024 |
| RCP[35] | Solid D | July 13, 2024 |
| Elections Daily[36] | Safe D | July 12, 2023 |
Post-primary endorsements
Polling
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 279,585 | 56.07% | −3.39% | |
| Republican | Mike Ramone | 219,050 | 43.93% | +5.30% | |
| Total votes | 498,635 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by O'Mara's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Education Reform Now Advocacy
- Poll sponsored by the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, which supports Hall-Long
- Poll sponsored by Hall-Long's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Citizens for Judicial Fairness