2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Bethany Hall-Long Donyale Hall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 285,638 197,343
Percentage 59.1% 40.9%

Hall-Long:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     No data

Lieutenant Governor before election

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

The 2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long won re-election to a second term.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Donyale Hall, president of the Frederick Douglass Foundation[2][3]

Declined

Independent Party of Delaware

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Kevin Baron, veteran[4]

General election

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent) 285,638 59.14% −0.30%
Republican Donyale Hall 197,343 40.86% +0.30%
Total votes 482,981 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

County Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic
Donyale Hall
Republican
Margin Total
votes
# % # % # %
Kent 42,903 51.0% 41,219 49.00% 1,684 2.0% 84,122
New Castle 186,389 67.97% 87,826 32.03% 98,563 35.94% 274,215
Sussex 56,298 45.21% 68,298 54.70% -11,952 -9.58% 124,644
Totals 285,638 59.14% 197,343 40,86% 88,295 18.28% 482,981

References

  1. ^ "John Carney on Instagram". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". donyalefordelaware.com.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Archived from the original on July 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kevin Baron". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.