The 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the

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, concurrently with the

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, as well as

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to the

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and elections to the

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and various

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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

Eliminated in the primary

*David Lamar Williams Jr., accountant and community activist

Results

Results by county

Republican primary

The Republican primary was hotly contested between Julianne Murray, an attorney from Georgetown, and

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, a Delaware state senator from the 16th district and the Republican nominee for the

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. 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

, state senator, nominee for Delaware State Treasurer in

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, and nominee for

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*David Bosco, small business owner *David Graham *

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, 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Withdrawn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

Results by county

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*John Machurek

Independent Party of Delaware

Nominee

*Kathy DeMatteis

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites
John Carney (D) for Governor

Julianne Murray (R) for Governor
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