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Meyer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Ramone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect thegovernor of theU.S. state ofDelaware, concurrently with the2024 U.S. presidential election, as well aselections to theUnited States Senate, elections to theUnited States House of Representatives, and variousstate and local elections. IncumbentDemocratic governorJohn Carney wasterm-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office.[a] Primary elections took place on September 10, 2024, in which DemocraticNew Castle County ExecutiveMatt Meyer andRepublican state representativeMike Ramone won their parties' nominations.[1]
Meyer comfortably won the election, albeit by the closest margin since2004. Meyer's 56% of the vote is the lowest for the Democrats since that election, while Ramone's 44% is the highest since for Republicans.
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Bethany Hall-Long | Matt Meyer | Collin O'Mara | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailblazer Opinion Strategies (D)[19][A] | August 27, 2024 | — | — | 19% | 33% | 17% | — | 31% |
| Slingshot Strategies[20][B] | August 8–13, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 23% | 27% | 11% | 7%[c] | 31% |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners[21][C] | August 4–7, 2024 | 453 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 23% | 30% | 8% | — | 40% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[22][D] | July 16–17, 2024 | 661 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 31% | 19% | 9% | — | 41% |
| Slingshot Strategies[23][B] | July 5–9, 2024 | 446 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 27% | 27% | 7% | 5%[d] | 34% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[25][E] | January 10–11, 2024 | 643 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 30% | 23% | — | — | 47% |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 40,518 | 46.98% | |
| Democratic | Bethany Hall-Long | 31,588 | 36.62% | |
| Democratic | Collin O'Mara | 14,142 | 16.40% | |
| Total votes | 86,248 | 100.0% | ||
| County[27] | Matt Meyer | Bethany Hall-Long | Collin O'Mara | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Kent | 3,881 | 33.6% | 5,891 | 51.0% | 1,771 | 15.3% |
| New Castle | 27,790 | 50.4% | 18,297 | 33.2% | 8,847 | 16.1% |
| Sussex | 9,041 | 46.2% | 7,400 | 37.8% | 3,330 | 17.0% |
| Total | 40,518 | 47.0% | 31,588 | 36.6% | 14,142 | 16.4% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Ramone | 26,414 | 72.29% | |
| Republican | Jerry Price | 5,971 | 16.34% | |
| Republican | Bobby Williamson | 4,153 | 11.37% | |
| Total votes | 36,538 | 100.0% | ||
| County[27] | Mike Ramone | Jerry Price | Bobby Williamson | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Kent | 5,012 | 70.0% | 1,218 | 17.0% | 932 | 13.0% |
| New Castle | 9,064 | 77.8% | 1,521 | 13.1% | 1,059 | 9.1% |
| Sussex | 12,338 | 69.6% | 3,232 | 18.2% | 2,162 | 12.2% |
| Total | 26,414 | 72.3% | 5,971 | 16.3% | 4,153 | 11.4% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[32] | Solid D | June 13, 2024 |
| Inside Elections[33] | Solid D | July 14, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[34] | Safe D | June 4, 2024 |
| RCP[35] | Solid D | July 13, 2024 |
| Elections Daily[36] | Safe D | July 12, 2023 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Matt Meyer (D) | Mike Ramone (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slingshot Strategies[43][F] | September 19–21, 2024 | 500 (RV) | — | 52% | 25% | 5%[d] | 18% |
| University of Delaware[44] | September 11–19, 2024 | 400 (RV) | ± 5.8% | 51% | 32% | – | 17% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 279,585 | 56.07% | −3.39% | |
| Republican | Mike Ramone | 219,050 | 43.93% | +5.30% | |
| Total votes | 498,635 | 100.00% | |||
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