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The2008 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with theDelaware gubernatorial election.Democratic nominee and Delaware State Insurance CommissionerMatthew Denn was elected lieutenant governor overRepublican nominee and formerState SenatorCharlie Copeland in a landslide, succeeding incumbentJohn Carney, also a Democrat, who instead opted to run for governor.
Cullen withdrew from the race on September 29, but still appeared on the ballot.[1]
| Source | Date | Matthew Denn (D) | Charlie Copeland (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester University/WHYY[2] | October 9, 2008 | 53% | 39% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Denn | 236,744 | 61.32% | −0.78% | |
| Republican | Charlie Copeland | 149,223 | 38.65% | +2.40% | |
| Blue Enigma | Peter Cullen | 92 | 0.02% | ||
| Majority | 87,521 | 22.67% | −3.18% | ||
| Turnout | 386,059 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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