1996 Delaware gubernatorial election

1996 Delaware gubernatorial election
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Tom Carper Janet Rzewnicki
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Ruth Ann Minner Sherman N. Miller
Popular vote 188,300 82,564
Percentage 69.5% 30.5%
Carper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Tom Carper
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Tom Carper
Democratic

The 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the governor of the state of Delaware. Incumbent governor Thomas Carper, the Democratic nominee, was re-elected to his second and final term in a landslide over Republican nominee and Delaware State Treasurer Janet Rzewnicki. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. Tom Carper became the first Democratic governor in state history to win 2 consecutive terms.

As of 2024, this is the last election where both the governor, and the lieutenant governor were on the same ballot.

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