The 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the
governor
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of the
U.S. state
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of
Delaware
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, concurrently with the
2024 U.S. presidential election
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, as well as
elections
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to the
United States Senate
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The composition and ...
, elections to the
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, and various
state
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and local elections. Incumbent
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Governor
John Carney is
term-limited
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and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections will take place on September 3, 2024.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Bethany Hall-Long
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,
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
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*
Matt Meyer
Matthew S. Meyer is an American politician and attorney who is currently serving his second term as New Castle county executive. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected New Castle county executive in 2016 and again in 2020. He has been ...
,
New Castle County
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Executive
* Collin O'Mara, president of the
National Wildlife Federation
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and former secretary of the
Declined
*
Colleen Davis
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As a child, Davis moved from the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland to Sussex County, Delaware, where she gr ...
,
Delaware State Treasurer
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''(
ran for U.S. House)''
*
Lisa Blunt Rochester
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, U.S. Representative for
Delaware's at-large congressional district ''(
running for U.S. Senate)''
Endorsements
Polling
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*Jerry Price, retired police officer
*
Michael Ramone
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, Minority Leader of the
Delaware House of Representatives
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(2023–present) from the 21st district (2008–present)
Withdrawn
*Julianne Murray, chair of the
Delaware Republican Party
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History of the party
Beginning
The Republican State C ...
, nominee for Governor in
2020
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, and nominee for Attorney General in
2022
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General election
Predictions
Notes
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Bethany Hall-Long (D) for GovernorMatt Meyer (D) for GovernorCollin O'Mara (D) for GovernorJerry Price (R) for Governor
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Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Governor
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Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...