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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
Democratic Party
Assumed office: January 21, 2025

Elections
Next election:  November 7, 2028
Last election:  November 5, 2024
Other Delaware Executive Offices
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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.

See also:Delaware House of Representatives andDelaware State Senate

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

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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

Delaware state government organizational chart
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

See also:Delaware gubernatorial election, 2024

General election candidates


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2020

See also:Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020

General election candidates


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2016

See also:Delaware gubernatorial election, 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
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngJohn Carney58.34%248,404
    RepublicanColin Bonini39.19%166,852
    GreenAndrew Groff1.40%5,951
    LibertarianSean Goward1.07%4,577
    Write-inBenjamin Hollinger0.00%0
Total Votes425,784
Source:Delaware Secretary of State

2012

See also:Delaware gubernatorial election, 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
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngJack MarkellIncumbent69.3%275,993
    Republican Jeff Cragg28.6%113,793
    Libertarian Jesse McVay0.9%3,668
    Green Mark Joseph Perri1.1%4,575
Total Votes398,029
Election results viaDelaware Board of Elections


Term limits

See also:States with gubernatorial 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.
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Vacancies

See also:How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

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

Delaware

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]

  1. InJuly, thegovernor sends budget instructions to state agencies.
  2. InOctober, agencies submit their budget requests to the governor.
  3. Budget hearings are held with the public inNovember.
  4. On or beforeFebruary 1, the governor submits his or her proposed budget to thestate legislature.
  5. 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

See also:Comparison of gubernatorial salaries andCompensation of state executive officers

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

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Partisan breakdown of the Delaware governorship from 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.

Partisan composition of Delaware state government(1992-2013).PNG

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
Chart displaying the partisanship of Delaware government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

Historical officeholders

From 1777-2021, Delaware has had 74 governors. Of those, 67 have served since Delaware joined the Union in 1787.[18]

#NameTermParty
8Thomas CollinsOctober 28, 1786-March 29, 1789No party
9John (Jehu) DavisMarch 29, 1789-June 2, 1789No party
10Joshua ClaytonFederalist
11Gunning Bedford, Sr.January 19, 1796-September 28, 1797Federalist
12Daniel RogersSeptember 28, 1797-January 15, 1799Federalist
13Richard BassettJanuary 15, 1799-February 20, 1801Federalist
14James SykesMarch 4, 1801-January 19, 1802Federalist
15David HallJanuary 19, 1802-January 15, 1805Democratic-Republican
16Nathaniel MitchellJanuary 15, 1805-January 19, 1808Federalist
17George TruittJanuary 19, 1808-January 15, 1811Federalist
18Joseph HasletJanuary 15, 1811-January 18, 1814Democratic-Republican
19Daniel RodneyJanuary 18, 1814-January 21, 1817Federalist
20John ClarkJanuary 21, 1817-January 15, 1820Federalist
-Henry MollestonDied before taking office
21Jacob StoutJanuary 18, 1820-January 16, 1821
22John CollinsJanuary 16, 1821-April 16, 1822Democratic-Republican
23Caleb RodneyApril 23, 1822-January 21, 1823
24Joseph HasletJanuary 21, 1823-June 20, 1823Democratic -Republican
25Charles ThomasJune 24, 1823-January 20, 1824Democratic-Republican
26Samuel PaynterJanuary 20, 1824-January 16, 1827
27Charles PolkJanuary 16, 1827-January 19, 1830
28David HazzardJanuary 19, 1830-January 15, 1833National Republican
29Caleb BennettJanuary 15, 1833-July 11, 1836Democratic
30Charles PolkJuly 11, 1836-January 17, 1837Whig
31Cornelius P. ComegysJanuary 17, 1837-January 19, 1841Whig
32William B. CooperJanuary 19, 1841-January 21, 1845Whig
33Thomas StocktonJanuary 21, 1845-March 2, 1846Whig
34Joseph MaullMarch 2, 1846-May 3, 1846Whig
35William TempleMay 6, 1846-January 19, 1847Whig
36William TharpJanuary 19, 1847-January 21, 1851Democratic
37William H.H. RossJanuary 21, 1851-January 16, 1855Democratic
38Peter F. CauseyJanuary 16, 1855-January 18, 1859American
39William BurtonJanuary 18, 1859-January 20, 1863Democratic
40William CannonJanuary 20, 1863-March 1, 1865Republican
41Gove SaulsburyMarch 1, 1865-January 17, 1871Democratic
42James PonderJanuary 17, 1871-January 19, 1875Democratic
43John P. CochranJanuary 19, 1875-January 21, 1879Democratic
44John HallJanuary 21, 1879-January 16, 1883Democratic
45Charles C. StockleyJanuary 16, 1883-January 18, 1887Democratic
46Benjamin T. BiggsJanuary 18, 1887-January 20, 1891Democratic
47Robert J. ReynoldsJanuary 20, 1891-January 15, 1895Democratic
48Joshua H. MarvilJanuary 15, 1895-April 8, 1895Republican
49William T. WatsonApril 8, 1895-January 19, 1897Democratic
50Ebe W. TunnellJanuary 19, 1897-January 15, 1901Democratic
51John HunnJanuary 15, 1901-January 17, 1905Republican
52Preston LeaJanuary 17, 1905-January 19, 1909Republican
53Simon S. PennewillJanuary 19, 1909-January 21, 1913Republican
54Charles R. MillerJanuary 21, 1913-January 16, 1917Republican
55John G. Townsend, Jr.January 16, 1917-January 18, 1921Republican
56William D. DenneyJanuary 18, 1921-January 20, 1925Republican
57Robert P. RobinsonJanuary 20, 1925-January 15, 1929Republican
58C. Douglass Buck, Sr.January 15, 1929-January 19, 1937Republican
59Richard C. McMullenJanuary 19, 1937-January 21, 1941Democratic
60Walter W. BaconJanuary 21, 1941-January 18, 1949Republican
61Elbert N. CarvelJanuary 18, 1949-January 20, 1953Democratic
62J. Caleb BoggsJanuary 20, 1953-December 30, 1960Republican
63David P. BucksonDecember 30, 1960-January 17, 1961Republican
64Elbert N. CarvelJanuary 17, 1961-January 19, 1965Democratic
65Charles L. Terry, Jr.January 19, 1965-January 21, 1969Democratic
66Russell W. PetersonJanuary 21, 1969-January 16, 1973Republican
67Sherman W. TribbittJanuary 16, 1973-January 18, 1977Democratic
68Pierre S. du Pont, IVJanuary 18, 1977-January 15, 1985Republican
69Michael N. CastleJanuary 15, 1985-December 31, 1992Republican
70Dale E. WolfDecember 31, 1992-January 19, 1993Republican
71Thomas R. CarperJanuary 19, 1993-January 3, 2001Democratic
72Ruth Ann MinnerJanuary 3, 2001-January 20, 2009Democratic
73Jack MarkellJanuary 20, 2009-January 17, 2017Democratic
74John Carney Jr.January 17, 2017 - 2025Democratic
75Bethany Hall-LongJanuary 7, 2025 - January 21, 2025Democratic

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
 DelawareU.S.
Total population:944,076316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):1,9493,531,905
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

See also:Presidential voting trends in Delaware

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

Delaware

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6Justia, "Delaware Constitution," accessed January 14, 2021
  2. 2.02.12.2National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
  4. State of Delaware Office of Management and Budget, "Budget and Accounting Policy Manual: Chapter 3 - Delaware's Accounting Framework," accessed January 14, 2021
  5. Delaware General Assembly, "Senate Bill 325," accessed January 16, 2025
  6. Delaware Compensation Commission, "2018 Total Compensation Study," January 14, 2021
  7. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
  8. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  9. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  10. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 14, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 14, 2021
  12. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 14, 2021
  13. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 14, 2021
  14. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 14, 2021
  15. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 14, 2021
  16. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 14, 2021
  17. Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," January 14, 2021
  18. Office of the Governor, "John Carney," accessed January 26, 2019
  19. Delaware.gov, "Woodburn - The Governor's Residence," accessed January 14, 2021
  20. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip ofAtlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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