Robert Thomas Wagner Jr. served as Delaware's state auditor from 1989 to 2019.[1] A Republican, he lost to incumbent Democratic Auditor Dennis Greenhouse in 1986, but was appointed to the position in 1989 after Greenhouse resigned after being elected New Castle County County Executive. He was elected to full terms in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Prior to becoming auditor, Wagner was mayor of Camden, Delaware.

Tom Wagner
Wagner in 2017
Auditor of Delaware
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 1, 2019
GovernorMike Castle
Dale Wolf
Tom Carper
Ruth Ann Minner
Jack Markell
John Carney
Preceded byDennis Greenhouse
Succeeded byKathy McGuiness
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationWesley College
University of Richmond (BS)
Wilmington University (MBA)

On February 17, 2018, Wagner announced that he would not seek reelection in the November general election, citing health concerns in his need for a kidney transplant taking attention away from his job.[2]

Electoral history

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1986 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Greenhouse (incumbent) 84,924 54.60%
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. 69,640 44.77%
American Karel Vanderheyden 988 00.63%
Total votes 155,552 100%
Democratic hold
1990 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 88,850 51.86%
Democratic Lillian Moore Dowd 82,483 48.14%
Total votes 171,333 100%
Republican hold
1994 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 120,989 64.52%
Democratic Evelyn Alemar 66,534 35.48%
Total votes 187,523 100%
Republican hold
1998 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 101,207 57.94%
Democratic Dianne Kempski 73,475 42.06%
Total votes 174,682 100%
Republican hold
2002 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 136,410 61.82%
Democratic Robert Wasserbach 84,248 38.18%
Total votes 220,658 100%
Republican hold
2006 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 131,592 53.70%
Democratic Michael John Dalto 113,475 46.30%
Total votes 245,067 100%
Republican hold
2010 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 150,156 50.43%
Democratic Richard Korn 147,593 49.57%
Total votes 297,749 100%
Republican hold
2014 Delaware State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) 123,100 54.22%
Democratic Brenda Mayrack 103,939 45.78%
Total votes 227,039 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "R. THOMAS WAGNER JR.-DELAWARE'S STATE AUDITOR". State of Delaware. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  2. ^ "State Auditor Tom Wagner not seeking re-election amid health concerns". Delaware Online. February 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
Political offices
Preceded by Auditor of Delaware
1989–2019
Succeeded by