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2012 Delaware governor election

Jack Markell (Democrat) beat Jeffrey Cragg (Republican) in Delaware in 2012, 69.3% to 28.6%, a margin of 40.8 points and 162,200 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2008, when Jack Markell also won.

Democrats led in 3 of the 3 counties. The largest, New Castle, cast 242,139 votes and went to the Democrat by 53.8 points. The closest was Sussex, where 15,002 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jack Markell won Democratic 275,993 69.3%
Jeffrey Cragg Republican 113,793 28.6%
All other candidates 8,247 2.1%
Total398,033

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Castle 183,858 75.9% 53,510 22.1% 4,771 242,139 D+53.8
Sussex 51,439 57.3% 36,437 40.6% 1,848 89,724 D+16.7
Kent 40,696 61.5% 23,846 36.0% 1,628 66,170 D+25.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Delaware governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Matt Meyer (D) D+12.1
2020 John C Carney Jr (D) D+20.8
2016 John Carney (D) D+19.2
2012 Jack Markell (D) D+40.8
2008 Jack Markell (D) D+35.5
2004 Ruth Ann Minner (D) D+5.1
2000 Ruth Ann Minner (D) D+19.5
1996 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+39.0
1992 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+32.0
1988 Mike Castle (R) R+41.5
1984 Michael N. Castle (R) R+11.1
1980 Pete du Pont (R) R+42.1
1976 Pierre S. duPont IV (R) R+14.4
1972 Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) D+3.4
1968 Russell W. Peterson (R) R+1.0
1964 Charles L. Terry Jr. (D) D+2.7
1960 Elbert N. Carvel (D) D+3.5
1956 James Caleb Boggs (R) R+3.9
1952 James Caleb Boggs (R) R+4.2
1948 Elbert N. Carvel (D) D+7.4
1944 Walter W. Bacon (R) R+1.3
1940 Walter W. Bacon (R) R+7.0
1936 Richard McMullen (D) D+10.0
1932 Clayton Douglass Buck (R) R+9.4
1928 C. Douglass Buck (R) R+21.1
1924 Robert P. Robinson (R) R+20.5
1920 William E. Denney (R) R+11.6
1916 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+5.1
1912 Charles R. Miller (R) R+2.7
1908 Simeon S. Pennewill (R) R+4.4
1904 Preston Lea (R) R+6.3
1900 John Hunn (R) R+8.6
1896 Ebe W. Tunnell (D) D+12.8
1894 Joshua H. Marvil (R) R+3.1
1890 Robert J. Reynolds (D) D+1.5
1886 Benjamin T. Biggs (D) D+63.5
1882 Charles C. Stockley (D) D+6.2
1878 John W. Hall (D) D+78.6
1874 John P. Cochran (D) D+5.2
1870 James Ponder (D) D+11.2
1866 Gove Saulsbury (D) D+6.6