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The2016 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect theCounty Executive ofNew Castle County, Delaware.DemocratMatt Meyer defeatedRepublican Mark Blake with 66.6% of the vote.[1]
Incumbent Democratic County ExecutiveThomas P. Gordon had controversially sought an unprecedented fourth term in office, but lost the primary in an upset toMeyer by a 4-point margin.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 22,478 | 52.3% | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. Gordon (incumbent) | 20,478 | 47.7% | |
| Total votes | 42,956 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Blake | 8,749 | 82.7% | |
| Republican | Barry Nahe | 1,829 | 17.3% | |
| Total votes | 10,578 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 162,595 | 66.59% | +2.69% | |
| Republican | Mark Blake | 81,578 | 33.41% | −2.69% | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 492,635 | 100% | |||
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