# 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election

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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Carney (incumbent) | 101,142 | 84.77% |
| | Democratic | David Lamar Williams, Jr. | 18,169 | 15.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,311 | 100.00% |

#### Results by county

| County | John Carney | % | David Lamar Williams Jr. | % | Total |
| Kent | 13,396 | 81.95% | 2,950 | 18.05% | 16,346 |
| New Castle | 67,063 | 84.17% | 12,615 | 15.83% | 79,678 |
| Sussex | 20,683 | 88.82% | 2,604 | 11.18% | 23,287 |
| Total | 101,142 | 84.77% | 18,169 | 15.23% | 119,311 |

## 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#### Withdrawn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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15% |
| | Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56% |
| | Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69% |
| | Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21% |
| | Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60% |
| | Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00% |

#### Results by county

| County | Julianne Murray | % | Colin Bonini | % | Bryant L. Richardson | % | R.E. Scott Walker | % | David Bosco | % | Dave Graham | % | Total |
| Kent | 3,876 | 35.75% | 4,910 | 45.29% | 556 | 5.13% | 506 | 4.67% | 690 | 6.36% | 304 | 2.80% | 10,842 |
| New Castle | 7,204 | 34.55% | 8,529 | 40.90% | 1,006 | 4.82% | 1,959 | 9.39% | 1,398 | 6.70% | 756 | 3.63% | 20,852 |
| Sussex | 11,739 | 49.42% | 5,722 | 24.09% | 2,700 | 11.37% | 1,533 | 6.45% | 1,572 | 6.62% | 487 | 2.05% | 23,753 |
| Total | 22,819 | 41.15% | 19,161 | 34.56% | 4,262 | 7.69% | 3,998 | 7.21% | 3,660 | 6.60% | 1,547 | 2.79% | 55,447 |

## Other candidates
### Libertarian Party
#### Nominee

* John Machurek

### Independent Party of Delaware
#### Nominee

* Kathy DeMatteis

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | October 23, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| 270towin | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Carney (D) | Julianne Murray (R) | Other/ Undecided |
| University of Delaware | September 21–27, 2020 | 847 (LV) | – | 55% | 26% | 19% |

### Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John Carney (incumbent) | 292,903 | 59.46% | +1.12% |
| | Republican | Julianne Murray | 190,312 | 38.63% | −0.55% |
| | Independent Party | Kathy DeMatteis | 6,150 | 1.25% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | John Machurek | 3,270 | 0.66% | −0.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 492,635 | 100.00% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 507,805 | 68.66% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 739,570 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | John Carney Democratic | John Carney Democratic | Julianne Murray Republican | Julianne Murray Republican | Kathy DeMatteis IPoD | Kathy DeMatteis IPoD | John Machurek Libertarian | John Machurek Libertarian | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Kent | 44,352 | 51.93 | 39,332 | 46.05 | 1,115 | 1.30 | 616 | 0.72 | 5,020 | 5.88 | 85,415 |
| New Castle | 191,678 | 68.45 | 82,545 | 29.48 | 3,785 | 1.35 | 2,031 | 0.72 | 109,133 | 38.97 | 280,039 |
| Sussex | 56,873 | 44.72 | 68,435 | 53.81 | 1,250 | 0.98 | 623 | 0.49 | -11,562 | -9.09 | 127,181 |
| Totals | 292,903 | 59.46 | 190,312 | 38.63 | 6,150 | 1.25 | 3,270 | 0.66 | 102,591 | 20.83 | 492,635 |