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.
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Minner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Burris: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primaries
editDemocratic Party
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruth Ann Minner | 38,779 | 100.00 |
Republican Party
edit- John M. Burris, former state Chamber of Commerce President[1] and 1984 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
- Bill Lee, former Delaware Superior Court Justice
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John M. Burris | 13,893 | 50.08 | |
Republican | Bill Lee | 13,847 | 49.92 | |
Total votes | 27,740 | 100.00 |
Independent Party of Delaware
edit- Floyd E. McDowell
Campaign
editDebates
edit- Complete video of debate, October 17, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 23, 2000
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ruth Ann Minner | 191,695 | 59.24% | −10.25% | |
Republican | John M. Burris | 128,603 | 39.75% | +9.24% | |
Independent Party | Floyd E. McDowell | 3,271 | 1.01% | ||
Majority | 63,092 | 19.50% | −19.49% | ||
Turnout | 323,569 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Delaware GOP Victory Goes to Burris". Associated Press.
- ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2011.