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Before 1776, Delaware was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, administered by colonial governors in Pennsylvania as the "Lower Counties on Delaware".. In 1776, soon after Delaware and the other Thirteen Colonies declared independence from Britain, the state adopted its first state constitution.
A table showing the results of general elections for the Governor of Delaware, beginning in 1792 when the Delaware Constitution of 1792 went into effect, providing for the popular election of Governors. The Governor serves as head of the executive branch of the state's government. Beginning in 1792, the Governor was popularly elected, at first ...
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. Castle served two terms, cutting the second one slightly short when he resigned to begin his first term as U.S. Representative.
Russell Wilbur Peterson (October 3, 1916 – February 21, 2011) was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party. [1] An influential environmentalist, he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon ...
Dale Edward Wolf (September 6, 1924 – March 20, 2021) [1] was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware.He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served for three weeks as the 70th governor of Delaware.
Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General Treasurer Auditor Insurance Commissioner State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1901 John Hunn (R) Philip L. Cannon (R) Herbert H. Ward: Martin B. Burris Prunal B. Norman George W. Marshall 9R, 8D 20R, 15D vacant [m] vacant [m] L. Heisler Ball (R) 1902 1903 10R ...
Republican Party governors of Delaware (17 P) Pages in category "Governors of Delaware" ... This page was last edited on 9 August 2015, at 20:37 (UTC).
The 1972 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Democratic nominee Sherman W. Tribbitt defeated incumbent Republican Governor Russell W. Peterson with 51.27% of the vote. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office in Delaware until 1992, when Tom Carper (future U.S. Senator) won the gubernatorial election over ...