2024 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Delaware, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor John Carney was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections took place on September 10, 2024, in which Democratic New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and Republican state representative Mike Ramone won their parties' nominations.
Meyer comfortably won the election, albeit by the closest margin since 2004. Meyer's 56% of the vote is the lowest for the Democrats since that election, while Ramone's 44% is the highest since for Republicans.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Bethany Hall-Long, lieutenant governor of Delaware
- Collin O'Mara, president of the National Wildlife Federation and former secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Declined
- Colleen Davis, Delaware State Treasurer
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district ''''
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Ramone, Minority Leader of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 21st district
Eliminated in primary
- Jerry Price, retired police officer
- Bobby Williamson, contractor
Withdrawn
- Julianne Murray, chair of the Delaware Republican Party, nominee for governor in 2020, and nominee for attorney general in 2022