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The 1792 constitution has the speaker of the senate exercising the office when it is vacant, and the 1897 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, [10] upon whom the office devolves in case of vacancy. [11] The offices of governor and lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Delaware, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, Delaware has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
Delaware's lone congressional district has been held by Democrats since 2011. The last Republican to represent Delaware in the House of Representatives was Mike Castle. First elected in 1992, Castle opted not to run for re-election in 2010, instead unsuccessfully running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
After the elections, the Democrats had a net gain of one seat. The elections coincided with the United States House elections, United States Senate elections and presidential election. As of 2025, this is the last time that a Republican was elected as a Governor of Delaware, and the last time a Democrat was elected as a Governor of North Dakota.
With his second and final term as governor expiring in 1985, [3] du Pont, as the dominant Delaware politician, was widely expected to challenge the popular incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and future President, Joe Biden, but du Pont had little interest in legislative politics and declined to run, preparing instead for a long shot bid for the ...
Delaware's remaining county, New Castle—home to Biden's hometown of Wilmington and part of both the Northeast megalopolis and the Philadelphia metropolitan area, containing 55% of the state's population—stayed Democratic, having last voted Republican when George H. W. Bush carried it in 1988, also the last time the state voted for the ...
1988 Delaware gubernatorial election ← 1984 November 8, 1988 1992 → Nominee Mike Castle Jacob Kreshtool Party Republican Democratic Running mate Dale E. Wolf Gary E. Hindes Popular vote 169,733 70,236 Percentage 70.7% 29.3% County results House district results Castle: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Kreshtool: 60–70% Governor before election Mike Castle Republican Elected Governor ...
In the campaign, Castle was criticized for being a shadow of his mentor and only promising an extension of du Pont's program. Delaware voters however elected him to another term in 1988 when he defeated Democrat Jacob Kreshtool by a wide margin, and is the last time a Republican won a governor election in the state.