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2024 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee Matt Meyer Mike Ramone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 279,585 219,050 Percentage 56.07% 43.93%

County results Meyer:      50–60%      60–70% Ramone:      50–60%

Governor before election John Carney Democratic Elected Governor Matt Meyer Democratic

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The 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of the U.S. state 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 state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor John Carney is term-limited and cannot 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Meyer, New Castle County Executive

Eliminated in primary

• Bethany Hall-Long, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
• Collin O'Mara, president of the National Wildlife Federation and former secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Declined

• Colleen Davis, Delaware State Treasurer (ran for U.S. House)
• Lisa Blunt Rochester, U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district (ran for U.S. Senate)

Endorsements

Statewide officials

• John Carney, Governor of Delaware and former U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district

Political parties

• Delaware Democratic Party

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Labor unions

• Delaware State Education Association

State legislators

• Nnamdi Chukwuocha, state representative from the 1st district

Local officials

• Polly Sierer, former mayor of Newark

Organizations

• Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

Organizations

• Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund
• Friends of the Earth Action

Political parties

• Working Families Party

Polling

Results

Results by county

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Ramone, Minority Leader of the Delaware House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 21st district (2008–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Price, retired police officer
• Bobby Williamson, contractor

Withdrawn

• Julianne Murray, chair of the Delaware Republican Party, nominee for governor in 2020, and nominee for attorney general in 2022

Results

Results by county

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

U.S. Representatives

• Maxwell Frost, U.S. representative for FL-10 and first Generation Z member of congress

Organizations

• 314 Action
• Democratic Governors Association
• Giffords
• Planned Parenthood
• Sierra Club

Polling

Results

By county

Notes

1. Delaware is one of the nine states and one territory of the United States that limit governors to two terms for life in their constitutions, along with Arkansas, California, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, the Northern Mariana Islands and Oklahoma.
2. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. "Someone else" with 7%
4. ^ "Someone else" with 5%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by O'Mara's campaign
2. ^ Poll sponsored by Citizens for a New Delaware Way PAC, which opposes Hall-Long
3. Poll sponsored by Education Reform Now Advocacy
4. Poll sponsored by the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, which supports Hall-Long
5. Poll sponsored by Hall-Long's campaign
6. Poll sponsored by Citizens for Judicial Fairness

References

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3. Newman, Meredith (September 12, 2023). "Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long announces 2024 run for governor. To face Matt Meyer in primary". Delaware Online. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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External links

Official campaign websites

• Matt Meyer (D) for Governor
• Mike Ramone (R) for Governor

• Delaware gubernatorial elections
• 2024 Delaware elections
• 2024 United States gubernatorial elections