2016 Delaware gubernatorial election explained
Election Name: | 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Country: | Delaware |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
Image1: | File:John C. Carney Jr. 2017.jpg |
Nominee1: | John Carney |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 248,404 |
Percentage1: | 58.34% |
Nominee2: | Colin Bonini |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 166,852 |
Percentage2: | 39.18% |
Map Size: | 210px |
Governor |
Before Election: | Jack Markell |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Carney |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. Democratic congressman John Carney defeated Republican state senator Colin Bonini in a landslide.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Deceased
Withdrew
Declined
Polling
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Lacey Lafferty, retired state trooper
Declined
Results
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Declared
General election
Debates
Predictions
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Carney (D) | Colin Bonini (R) | Other | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 367 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 56% | 40% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 383 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 54% | 42% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 405 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 56% | 40% | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 397 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 56% | 39% | — | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 413 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 58% | 37% | — | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 458 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 60% | 36% | — | 4% |
University of Delaware | September 16–28, 2016 | 900 | ± 3.8% | align=center | 57% | 25% | 7% | 11%Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
External links
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
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Notes and References
- News: Rep. John Carney to Run for Governor of Delaware. National Journal. Bruggeman. Karyn. Railey. Kimberly. September 16, 2015. September 16, 2015.
- News: Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware. April 17, 2014. CNN. April 17, 2014. January 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118132828/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/beau-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-governor-in-delaware/?hpt=hp_t2. dead.
- Web site: Can Carney be topped in Delaware governor race?. Delaware State News. Matt. Bittle. July 23, 2016. August 14, 2016.
- News: Delaware's 2016 speculation all about Biden. November 9, 2014. Delaware Online. November 8, 2014.
- News: Jonathan Starkey. Denn enters AG's race; primary still possible. March 3, 2013. DelawareOnline. April 21, 2014.
- News: Levy Court's Eaby pursuing a run for lieutenant governor . DelawareNewszap . Matt Bittle . February 21, 2015 . February 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150224102657/http://delaware.newszap.com/centraldelaware/138458-70/levy-courts-eaby-pursuing-a-run-for-lieutenant-governor . February 24, 2015 .
- Web site: Bonini declares for governor's race . Delaware Online . November 6, 2014 . November 9, 2014.
- News: Talk of 2016 rears its head at Return Day . . Dawson . James . November 6, 2014 . February 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225011454/http://www.wdde.org/69591-2016-rearing-head-return-day . February 25, 2015 .
- News: Sen. Lavelle opts out of 2016 governor race. The News Journal. Starkey. Jonathan. February 23, 2015. February 24, 2015.
- News: McPike. Erin. Is Beau Biden Democrats' Next Emerging Star?. March 3, 2013. RealClearPolitics. September 11, 2012.
- Web site: GOP may eye Simpler for governor in 2016 . Delaware Online . November 6, 2014 . November 9, 2014.
- Web site: Candidate slate set for fall election. Newark Post. July 14, 2016. September 2, 2016. Josh. Shannon.
- Web site: 2016 Governor Race ratings . The Cook Political Report . October 15, 2018.
- Web site: Elections 2015-16 . Daily Kos . October 15, 2018 .
- Web site: Gubernatorial Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 15, 2018.
- Web site: Our Final 2016 picks . Sabato's Crystal Ball . October 15, 2018 . October 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114619/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/our-final-2016-picks/ . dead .
- Web site: 2016 Election Maps - 2016 Governor Races . Real Clear Politics . October 15, 2018.
- Web site: 2016 Governors Races Ratings & News. Governing Magazine. October 28, 2016. October 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027090343/http://www.governing.com/governor-races-2016. dead.