2000 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Tom Carper was term-limited and instead successfully ran for the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a landslide on election day.
Primaries
Democratic Party
Republican Party
- John M. Burris, former state Chamber of Commerce President and 1984 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
- Bill Lee, former Delaware Superior Court Justice
Independent Party of Delaware
- Floyd E. McDowell
Campaign
Debates
- , October 17, 2000
- , October 23, 2000