2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she instead unsuccessfully ran for governor. The Democratic primary was held on September 10, in which state senator Kyle Evans Gay won the nomination.[1] As Ruth Briggs King was the only Republican candidate who qualified, the Republican primary was cancelled.[2]
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November 5, 2024
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kyle Evans Gay, state senator from the 5th district[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Debbie Harrington, 2nd vice chair of the Delaware Democratic Party[3]
- Sherry Dorsey Walker, state representative from the 3rd district[3]
Failed to file
Endorsements
Political parties
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kyle Evans Gay |
Debbie Harrington |
Sherry Dorsey Walker |
David Lamar Williams Jr. |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slingshot Strategies[6][A] | August 8–13, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 6%[b] | 52% |
| Slingshot Strategies[7][A] | July 5–9, 2024 | 446 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 9% | 8% | 16% | 9% | 5%[c] | 53% |
Forums
The League of Women Voters of Delaware and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted a candidate forum on August 22. All three candidates were in attendance.[8]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Kyle Evans Gay | Debbie Harrington | Sherry Dorsey Walker | |||||
| 1 | Jul. 15, 2024 | A. Philip Randolph Institute Delaware chapter Canaan Baptist Church Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League |
YouTube | P | P | P | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 40,638 | 48.2% | |
| Democratic | Sherry Dorsey Walker | 31,035 | 36.8% | |
| Democratic | Debbie Harrington | 12,640 | 15.0% | |
| Total votes | 84,313 | 100% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ruth Briggs King, former state representative from the 37th district (2009–2023)[9][2]
Endorsements
Political parties
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | July 25, 2024 |
Polling
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 272,828 | 55.22% | −3.92% | |
| Republican | Ruth Briggs King | 221,256 | 44.78% | +3.92% | |
| Total votes | 494,084 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
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