# 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor 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 other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she instead unsuccessfully ran for governor. The Democratic primary was held on September 10, in which state senator Kyle Evans Gay won the nomination. As Ruth Briggs King was the only Republican candidate who qualified, the Republican primary was cancelled.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Kyle Evans Gay, state senator from the 5th district

#### Eliminated in primary

* Debbie Harrington, 2nd vice chair of the Delaware Democratic Party
* Sherry Dorsey Walker, state representative from the 3rd district

#### Failed to file

* David Lamar Williams Jr., contract specialist and candidate for governor in 2020

### Endorsements

Political parties
* Delaware Democratic Party
Political parties
* Kent County Democratic Party

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kyle Evans Gay | Debbie Harrington | Sherry Dorsey Walker | David Lamar Williams Jr. | Other | Undecided |
| Slingshot Strategies | August 8–13, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Slingshot Strategies | July 5–9, 2024 | 446 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 9% | 8% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 53% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 40,638 | 48.2% |
| | Democratic | Sherry Dorsey Walker | 31,035 | 36.8% |
| | Democratic | Debbie Harrington | 12,640 | 15.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,313 | 100% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Ruth Briggs King, former state representative from the 37th district (2009–2023)

### Endorsements

Political parties
* Delaware Republican Party

## General election
### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kyle Evans Gay (D) | Ruth Briggs King (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Slingshot Strategies | September 19–21, 2024 | 500 (RV) | — | 37% | 29% | 4% | 30% |

### Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 272,828 | 55.22% | −3.92% |
| | Republican | Ruth Briggs King | 221,256 | 44.78% | +3.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 494,084 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Kyle Evans Gay Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay Democratic | Ruth Briggs King Republican | Ruth Briggs King Republican | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Kent | 41,800 | 48.96 | 43,580 | 51.04 | -1,780 | -2.08 | 85,380 |
| New Castle | 171,958 | 64.84 | 93,264 | 35.16 | 78,694 | 29.68 | 265,222 |
| Sussex | 59,070 | 41.17 | 84,412 | 58.83 | -25,342 | -16.66 | 143,482 |
| Totals | 272,828 | 55.22 | 221,256 | 44.78 | 51,572 | 10.44 | 494,084 |