Governor of Delaware
Delaware Governor | |
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General information | |
Office Type: | Partisan |
Office website: | Official Link |
Compensation: | $171,000 |
2025 FY Budget: | $3,988,700 |
Term limits: | 2 terms |
Structure | |
Length of term: | 4 years |
Authority: | Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 1 |
Selection Method: | Elected |
Current Officeholder(s) | |
Governor of Delaware Matt Meyer | |
Elections | |
Next election: | November 7, 2028 |
Last election: | November 5, 2024 |
Other Delaware Executive Offices | |
Governor•Lieutenant Governor•Secretary of State•Attorney General•Treasurer•Auditor•Secretary of Education•Agriculture Secretary•Insurance Commissioner•Natural Resources Secretary•Labor Secretary•Public Service Commission |
TheGovernor of the State of Delaware is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch, and the highest state office inDelaware. The governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.[1]
Delaware has a Democratictrifecta. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.
Delaware has a Democratictriplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.
Current officeholder
The current Governor of Delaware isMatt Meyer (D). Meyer assumed office in 2025.
Authority
Thestate constitution addresses the office of the governor inArticle III, the Executive Department.
Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 1
The Supreme executive powers of the State shall be vested in a Governor.[1] |
Qualifications
UnderArticle III, Section 6 of theDelaware Constitution, the governor must be at 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for at least 12 years on the day of the election and a resident of Delaware for at least six years on the same date.
Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 6
The Governor shall be at least thirty years of age, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the United States twelve years next before the day of his election, and the last six years of that term an inhabitant of this State, unless he shall have been absent on public business of the United States or of this State.[1] |
Elections
- See also:Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also:Election of governors
PerArticle III, Section 2 of thestate constitution,Delaware elects governors in presidential election years, that is, leap years. In Delaware, 2016, 2020, 2024 and 2028 are all gubernatorial election years. The winner is inaugurated on the third Tuesday in the January following an election.
In the event that two candidates receive the exact same vote tally, a joint session of the legislature casts ballots to choose one-third of the members of each chamber to make up a special joint committee, which will in turn cast ballots for the governor. In the even more unlikely event that the legislature is similarly tied, the president of theDelaware State Senate shall have the deciding vote (§ 4).[1]
2024
General election candidates
- Matt Meyer (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Ramone (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Danny Ace Valentine (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
2020
General election candidates
- John C. Carney Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Julianne Murray (Republican Party)
- Kathy DeMatteis (Independent Party)
- John Machurek (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- John C. Carney Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
- David Lamar Williams Jr.
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Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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2016
The general election for governor was held on November 8, 2016.
John Carney defeatedColin Bonini,Andrew Groff,Sean Goward, andBenjamin Hollinger in the Delaware governor election.
Delaware Governor, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() | 58.34% | 248,404 | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 39.19% | 166,852 | |
Green | Andrew Groff | 1.40% | 5,951 | |
Libertarian | Sean Goward | 1.07% | 4,577 | |
Write-in | Benjamin Hollinger | 0.00% | 0 | |
Total Votes | 425,784 | |||
Source:Delaware Secretary of State |
2012
IncumbentJack Markell (D) defeated challengersJeff Cragg (R),Jesse McVay (L) andMark Joseph Perri (G) in theNovember 6, 2012 general election.
Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() | 69.3% | 275,993 | |
Republican | Jeff Cragg | 28.6% | 113,793 | |
Libertarian | Jesse McVay | 0.9% | 3,668 | |
Green | Mark Joseph Perri | 1.1% | 4,575 | |
Total Votes | 398,029 | |||
Election results viaDelaware Board of Elections |
Term limits
Delaware governors are restricted to two terms in office during their lifetime.
Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 5
The Governor shall hold his office during four years from the third Tuesday in January next ensuing his election; and shall not be elected a third time to said office.[1] |
Partisan composition
The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of Delaware governors from 1992 to 2013.
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed underArticle III, Section 20.
TheLieutenant Governor of Delaware is the first in line to become either the acting governor or the governor in the event that the elected officer is unable or unwilling to discharge the office, either temporarily or permanently. If the lieutenant governorship is likewise vacant, the descending order of succession is theDelaware Secretary of State, theAttorney General of Delaware, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.
Any of these officers who takes over the governor's duties is understood to have given up his or her previous office.
In the event of physical or mental inability to discharge the office, the governor may deliver a written statement to the Assembly to that effect. Alternately, theChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, the President of the Medical Society of Delaware, and the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, acting unanimously, may declare the governor unfit. In either of these events, the lieutenant governor becomes the acting governor, pending a vote of the assembly to make the appointment permanent (§ 20).
Duties
The Governor of Delaware is, under§ 8 of thestate constitution, head of the state's military forces, unless said forces have already been called into service by the federal government. The governor makes, with state senate confirmation, all appointments mandated by the Constitution and also fills all vacancies that do not have an alternate method for filling vacancies prescribed by law(§ 9).
Excepting thelieutenant governor and members of thestate legislature, the governor may remove any other elected officer for any cause, provided he or she secures a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the Assembly(§ 13). Periodically, in accordance with§ 15, the Governor must address the Assembly, detailing the state of Delaware and making recommendations.
§ 18 gives the governor a veto over all bills, including appropriations, subject to a three-fifths majority override in both legislative houses.[1]
Other duties and privileges of the office include:
- Making and signing all commissions granted by the state of Delaware(§ 12).
- Requiring written reports from any member of the Executive on any aspects of the particular officer's job(§ 14).
- Convening extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly by proclamation, adjourning the Assembly when that body cannot agree on an adjourning date, and convening the Senate for executive business(§ 16).
- Seeing to the faithful execution of all laws(§ 17).
Divisions
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State budget
Role in state budget
- See also:Delaware state budget and finances
The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[2]
- InJuly, thegovernor sends budget instructions to state agencies.
- InOctober, agencies submit their budget requests to the governor.
- Budget hearings are held with the public inNovember.
- On or beforeFebruary 1, the governor submits his or her proposed budget to thestate legislature.
- The legislature must pass a budget with a simple majority byJune 30. The fiscal year begins on July 1.
The governor is statutorily required to submit a balanced budget to the legislature. In turn, the legislature must pass a balanced budget, and any budget signed into law by the governor must be balanced.[2]
Delaware is one of 44 states in which the governor hasline item veto authority.[2][3]
Delaware maintains two major governmental funds: the General Fund and the Special Fund. Within the Special Fund, there are four category types: Appropriated Special Funds (ASF), Non-appropriated Special Funds (NSF), Federal Funds, and Bond Funds.[4]
Governor's office budget
The budget for the Governor's Office in the Fiscal Year 2025 was $3,988,700.[5]
Compensation
The salaries of Delaware's elected state executives are determined by state law as mandated by theDelaware Constitution.Article III of the state constitution requires that salary changes not take effect until after the current terms of affected offices.[1]
TheDelaware State Legislature created the Delaware Compensation Commission in 1984 to determine state executive salaries. This commission consists of six members including two appointees by thegovernor, one appointee each by the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of theDelaware State Senate, the current chair of the Delaware Business Roundtable and the director of the state Office of Management and Budget. Commissioners meet every four years to make salary recommendations, which are implemented unless theDelaware State Legislature rejects the entirety of the report. From 1985 to 2013, the commission's report was only rejected once by legislators, who submitted their own salary increases for executives officials in 1993.[6]
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[7]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[12]
2017
In 2017, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the governor received a salary of $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the governor's salary remained at $171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[17]
2012
In 2012, the governor was paid an estimated$171,000, according to theCouncil of State Governments.
2010
In 2010, the governor was paid$171,000 a year, the 23rd highest gubernatorial salary in America.
History
TheDelaware Constitution of 1776 provided for the first executives of the independent state of Delaware. They were known as "presidents," rather than "governors," as they were to preside rather than govern. In keeping with the general reaction to the perceived excessive executive authority of the British, theDelaware General Assembly dominated the government. Accordingly, state legislators elected the president and their legislation became law with or without his approval. Legislation was never subject to any possibility of a veto. Indeed, thestate constitution forced the presidents to share what authority as they had with a four person Privy Council, also appointed by the General Assembly. The council was required to approve all appointments and other decisions of the president in order for them to become law.
Upon the passage of the Delaware Constitution of 1792, the office was renamed governor and the Privy Council was abolished. At first, governors served for a term of three years, but beginning with the election of 1832 they have been elected to terms of four years. Since 1896 they have been eligible for re-election, but only for one term. They have been chosen in the same general election as the U.S. President since 1896, and take office the third Tuesday of the following January.
Partisan balance 1992-2013
From 1992-2013, Delaware had Democratic governors in office for the last 21 years while there was a Republican governor in office only for the first year. Delaware is one of seven states that were run by a Democratic governor for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992-2013. During the final five years of the study, Delaware was under Democratictrifectas.
Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.
Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.
The chart below shows the partisan composition of theOffice of the Governor of Delaware, theDelaware State Senate and theDelaware House of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.
SQLI and partisanship
The chart below depicts the partisanship of the Delaware state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. For twelve out of the twenty years observed during the study, Delaware ranked in the top-10 of the SQLI ranking. The state dropped out of the top-10 for a period between 1996 and 1999, hitting the rank of 16th before climbing back into the top-10 for eight more years. It again dropped out of the top-10 in 2008 and has remained out of the top rankings since then. Delaware has never had a Republican trifecta, but has had a Democratic trifecta since 2009. In the state’s longest period of divided government, there was a Democratic governor, a Democratic state senate and a Republican state house. Delaware achieved its highest SQLI ranking (3rd) in 2003 and 2004 under divided government, and its lowest ranking (20th) in 2012 under a Democratic trifecta.
- SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 16.75
- SQLI average with Republican trifecta: N/A
- SQLI average with divided government: 7.94
Historical officeholders
From 1777-2021, Delaware has had 74 governors. Of those, 67 have served since Delaware joined the Union in 1787.[18]
# | Name | Term | Party |
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8 | Thomas Collins | October 28, 1786-March 29, 1789 | No party |
9 | John (Jehu) Davis | March 29, 1789-June 2, 1789 | No party |
10 | Joshua Clayton | Federalist | |
11 | Gunning Bedford, Sr. | January 19, 1796-September 28, 1797 | Federalist |
12 | Daniel Rogers | September 28, 1797-January 15, 1799 | Federalist |
13 | Richard Bassett | January 15, 1799-February 20, 1801 | Federalist |
14 | James Sykes | March 4, 1801-January 19, 1802 | Federalist |
15 | David Hall | January 19, 1802-January 15, 1805 | Democratic-Republican |
16 | Nathaniel Mitchell | January 15, 1805-January 19, 1808 | Federalist |
17 | George Truitt | January 19, 1808-January 15, 1811 | Federalist |
18 | Joseph Haslet | January 15, 1811-January 18, 1814 | Democratic-Republican |
19 | Daniel Rodney | January 18, 1814-January 21, 1817 | Federalist |
20 | John Clark | January 21, 1817-January 15, 1820 | Federalist |
- | Henry Molleston | Died before taking office | |
21 | Jacob Stout | January 18, 1820-January 16, 1821 | |
22 | John Collins | January 16, 1821-April 16, 1822 | Democratic-Republican |
23 | Caleb Rodney | April 23, 1822-January 21, 1823 | |
24 | Joseph Haslet | January 21, 1823-June 20, 1823 | Democratic -Republican |
25 | Charles Thomas | June 24, 1823-January 20, 1824 | Democratic-Republican |
26 | Samuel Paynter | January 20, 1824-January 16, 1827 | |
27 | Charles Polk | January 16, 1827-January 19, 1830 | |
28 | David Hazzard | January 19, 1830-January 15, 1833 | National Republican |
29 | Caleb Bennett | January 15, 1833-July 11, 1836 | Democratic |
30 | Charles Polk | July 11, 1836-January 17, 1837 | Whig |
31 | Cornelius P. Comegys | January 17, 1837-January 19, 1841 | Whig |
32 | William B. Cooper | January 19, 1841-January 21, 1845 | Whig |
33 | Thomas Stockton | January 21, 1845-March 2, 1846 | Whig |
34 | Joseph Maull | March 2, 1846-May 3, 1846 | Whig |
35 | William Temple | May 6, 1846-January 19, 1847 | Whig |
36 | William Tharp | January 19, 1847-January 21, 1851 | Democratic |
37 | William H.H. Ross | January 21, 1851-January 16, 1855 | Democratic |
38 | Peter F. Causey | January 16, 1855-January 18, 1859 | American |
39 | William Burton | January 18, 1859-January 20, 1863 | Democratic |
40 | William Cannon | January 20, 1863-March 1, 1865 | Republican |
41 | Gove Saulsbury | March 1, 1865-January 17, 1871 | Democratic |
42 | James Ponder | January 17, 1871-January 19, 1875 | Democratic |
43 | John P. Cochran | January 19, 1875-January 21, 1879 | Democratic |
44 | John Hall | January 21, 1879-January 16, 1883 | Democratic |
45 | Charles C. Stockley | January 16, 1883-January 18, 1887 | Democratic |
46 | Benjamin T. Biggs | January 18, 1887-January 20, 1891 | Democratic |
47 | Robert J. Reynolds | January 20, 1891-January 15, 1895 | Democratic |
48 | Joshua H. Marvil | January 15, 1895-April 8, 1895 | Republican |
49 | William T. Watson | April 8, 1895-January 19, 1897 | Democratic |
50 | Ebe W. Tunnell | January 19, 1897-January 15, 1901 | Democratic |
51 | John Hunn | January 15, 1901-January 17, 1905 | Republican |
52 | Preston Lea | January 17, 1905-January 19, 1909 | Republican |
53 | Simon S. Pennewill | January 19, 1909-January 21, 1913 | Republican |
54 | Charles R. Miller | January 21, 1913-January 16, 1917 | Republican |
55 | John G. Townsend, Jr. | January 16, 1917-January 18, 1921 | Republican |
56 | William D. Denney | January 18, 1921-January 20, 1925 | Republican |
57 | Robert P. Robinson | January 20, 1925-January 15, 1929 | Republican |
58 | C. Douglass Buck, Sr. | January 15, 1929-January 19, 1937 | Republican |
59 | Richard C. McMullen | January 19, 1937-January 21, 1941 | Democratic |
60 | Walter W. Bacon | January 21, 1941-January 18, 1949 | Republican |
61 | Elbert N. Carvel | January 18, 1949-January 20, 1953 | Democratic |
62 | J. Caleb Boggs | January 20, 1953-December 30, 1960 | Republican |
63 | David P. Buckson | December 30, 1960-January 17, 1961 | Republican |
64 | Elbert N. Carvel | January 17, 1961-January 19, 1965 | Democratic |
65 | Charles L. Terry, Jr. | January 19, 1965-January 21, 1969 | Democratic |
66 | Russell W. Peterson | January 21, 1969-January 16, 1973 | Republican |
67 | Sherman W. Tribbitt | January 16, 1973-January 18, 1977 | Democratic |
68 | Pierre S. du Pont, IV | January 18, 1977-January 15, 1985 | Republican |
69 | Michael N. Castle | January 15, 1985-December 31, 1992 | Republican |
70 | Dale E. Wolf | December 31, 1992-January 19, 1993 | Republican |
71 | Thomas R. Carper | January 19, 1993-January 3, 2001 | Democratic |
72 | Ruth Ann Minner | January 3, 2001-January 20, 2009 | Democratic |
73 | Jack Markell | January 20, 2009-January 17, 2017 | Democratic |
74 | John Carney Jr. | January 17, 2017 - 2025 | Democratic |
75 | Bethany Hall-Long | January 7, 2025 - January 21, 2025 | Democratic |
Gubernatorial residence
Governors of Delaware have an official residence atWoodburn, a two story Georgian brick mansion, built by Charles Hillyard, III in 1790 on land that is now located in the capitol city of Dover.
According to local legend, the home has at least one resident ghost, an older gentleman in colonial-era dress. Woodburn is also popularly believed to have been a safe house on the Underground Railroad.
Woodburn was briefly leased to a sitting governor in the 1820s before reverting to a private residence. In 1965, Governor and First Lady Charles L. Terry, Jr. officially secured Woodburn for the state of Delaware. Following Mrs. Terry's refurbishment of the mansion, it became the official gubernatorial residence in 1966.
Woodburn is open to the public, by appointment only, through admission is free.[19]
State profile
Demographic data for Delaware | ||
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Delaware | U.S. | |
Total population: | 944,076 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 1,949 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 69.4% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 21.6% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 3.6% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.7% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 8.7% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 30% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $60,509 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 13.9% | 11.3% |
Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Delaware. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. |
Presidential voting pattern
Delawarevoted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won thesePivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Delaware, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[20] As of May 2017, eight state House districts and five state Senate districtsintersected with a Pivot County in Delaware. The state has one at-large congressional district.
Pivot Counties (2020)
In2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won asRetained Pivot Counties and those won byJoe Biden (D) asBoomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Delaware had one Boomerang Pivot County, 4.00% of all Boomerang Pivot Counties.
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Contact information
Address:Dover Office
Tatnall Building
150 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd South
Dover, DE 19901
Wilmington Office
Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French Street
12th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone (Dover Office): (302) 744-4101
Telephone (Wilmington Office): (302) 577-3210
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6Justia, "Delaware Constitution," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑2.02.12.2National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
- ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑State of Delaware Office of Management and Budget, "Budget and Accounting Policy Manual: Chapter 3 - Delaware's Accounting Framework," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Delaware General Assembly, "Senate Bill 325," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑Delaware Compensation Commission, "2018 Total Compensation Study," January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," January 14, 2021
- ↑Office of the Governor, "John Carney," accessed January 26, 2019
- ↑Delaware.gov, "Woodburn - The Governor's Residence," accessed January 14, 2021
- ↑The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip ofAtlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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