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

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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

primary was hotly contested between Julianne Murray, an attorney from Georgetown, and Colin Bonini, 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

* Colin Bonini, state senator, nominee for Delaware State Treasurer in 2010, and nominee for

*David Bosco, small business owner *David Graham * Bryant Richardson, state senator *Scott Walker, 2018 Republican Nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Delaware

Withdrawn

*Neil Shea, brewer, U.S. Marine Corps veteran *Kevin Baron, veteran

Results

Results by county

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*John Machurek

Independent Party of Delaware

Nominee

*Kathy DeMatteis

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Notes

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
John Carney (D) for Governor

Julianne Murray (R) for Governor
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