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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 ...
Governors of the state remained Republican candidates from 1897 up until 1936. With the exception of ratifying the 19th Amendment on a state level (once the U.S. Constitution accepted it, then Delaware did as well), the Republican majority in both the federal and state level dominated legislation until the mid-1930s.
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.
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.
Incumbent Republican governor Mike Castle won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee labor lawyer Jacob Kreshtool in a landslide. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. As of 2024, this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Delaware.
1992 Delaware gubernatorial election ← 1988 November 3, 1992 1996 → Nominee Tom Carper B. Gary Scott Party Democratic Republican Running mate Ruth Ann Minner Sherman N. Miller Popular vote 179,365 90,725 Percentage 64.7% 32.8% County results House district results Carper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Governor before election Dale E. Wolf Republican Elected Governor Tom Carper ...
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 ...