2012 Delaware gubernatorial election

2012 Delaware gubernatorial election

November 6, 2012
Turnout62.9%
 
Nominee Jack Markell Jeff Cragg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 275,993 113,793
Percentage 69.3% 28.6%

Markell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Jack Markell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jack Markell
Democratic

The 2012 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Jeff Cragg in a landslide by a margin of over 40 points. As of 2025, this is the last time where a Democrat and a candidate from both major parties won all three of Delaware's counties in a gubernatorial election.