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2020 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Carney Julianne Murray Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 292,903 190,312 Percentage 59.46% 38.63%

County results Precinct resultsCarney:      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

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Carney, incumbent governor of Delaware

Eliminated in the primary

• David Lamar Williams Jr., accountant and community activist

Results

Results by county

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

Eliminated in the primary

• Colin Bonini, state senator, nominee for Delaware State Treasurer in 2010, and nominee for Governor of Delaware in 2016
• David Bosco, small business owner
• David Graham
• Bryant Richardson, state senator
• Scott Walker, 2018 Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Delaware

Withdrawn

• Kevin Baron, veteran
• Neil Shea, brewer, U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Results

Results by county

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• John Machurek

Independent Party of Delaware

Nominee

• Kathy DeMatteis

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

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

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External links

Official campaign websites

• John Carney (D) for Governor
• Kathy DeMatteis (IPoD) for Governor
• Julianne Murray (R) for Governor

• Delaware gubernatorial elections
• 2020 Delaware elections
• 2020 United States gubernatorial elections