# Tom Wagner

Robert Thomas Wagner Jr. served as Delaware's state auditor from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he lost to incumbent Democratic Auditor Dennis Greenhouse in 1986, but was appointed to the position in 1989 after Greenhouse resigned after being elected New Castle County County Executive. He was elected to full terms in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Prior to becoming auditor, Wagner was mayor of Camden, Delaware.
On February 17, 2018, Wagner announced that he would not seek reelection in the November general election, citing health concerns in his need for a kidney transplant taking attention away from his job.

## Electoral history

1986 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dennis Greenhouse (incumbent) | 84,924 | 54.60% |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. | 69,640 | 44.77% |
| | American | Karel Vanderheyden | 988 | 00.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 155,552 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
1990 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 88,850 | 51.86% |
| | Democratic | Lillian Moore Dowd | 82,483 | 48.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,333 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
1994 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 120,989 | 64.52% |
| | Democratic | Evelyn Alemar | 66,534 | 35.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,523 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
1998 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 101,207 | 57.94% |
| | Democratic | Dianne Kempski | 73,475 | 42.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 174,682 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2002 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 136,410 | 61.82% |
| | Democratic | Robert Wasserbach | 84,248 | 38.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,658 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2006 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 131,592 | 53.70% |
| | Democratic | Michael John Dalto | 113,475 | 46.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 245,067 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 150,156 | 50.43% |
| | Democratic | Richard Korn | 147,593 | 49.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 297,749 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Delaware State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 123,100 | 54.22% |
| | Democratic | Brenda Mayrack | 103,939 | 45.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 227,039 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |