1996 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election


The 1996 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Ruth Ann Minner defeated Republican nominee Sherman N. Miller and Libertarian nominee Danny Ray Beaver.

General election

On election day, November 5, 1996, Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner won re-election by a margin of 112,697 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Sherman N. Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Minner was sworn in for her second term on January 21, 1997.