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For related races, see 1996 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the governor of the state of Delaware. Incumbent governor Thomas Carper, the Democratic nominee, was re-elected to his second and final term in a landslide over Republican nominee and Delaware State Treasurer Janet Rzewnicki. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. Tom Carper became the first Democratic governor in state history to win 2 consecutive terms.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Carper (incumbent) | 188,300 | 69.50% | +4.75% | |
Republican | Janet Rzewnicki | 82,654 | 30.50% | -2.24% | |
Majority | 105,646 | 38.99% | +6.99% | ||
Turnout | 270,954 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
- ^ Cook, Thomas J. (November 1996). "State of Delaware 1996 Election Results" (PDF). Delaware Commissioner of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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