The 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the United States presidential election. Democratic state Treasurer Jack Markell defeated Republican William Swain Lee in a landslide, succeeding incumbent Ruth Ann Minner, also a Democrat, who was prevented from running for a third term.
As of 2008, Democrats had controlled the Delaware governorship for 16 years. In an upset, state Treasurer Jack Markell defeated Lieutenant GovernorJohn Carney by 51 to 49% for the Democratic nomination on September 9. Carney was considered the favorite. The Republican nominee was former state Superior Court Judge William Swain "Bill" Lee, defeating airline pilot Michael Protrack. Lee was the Republican nominee for governor in 2004, and lost to Minner by a narrow margin.
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For related races see 2008 United States gubernatorial elections The 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 4 2008 coinciding with the United States presidential election Democratic state Treasurer Jack Markell defeated Republican William Swain Lee in a landslide succeeding incumbent Ruth Ann Minner also a Democrat who was prevented from running for a third term 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election 2004 November 4 2008 2012 Nominee Jack Markell William Swain LeeParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 266 861 126 662Percentage 67 5 32 0 County resultsMarkell 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionRuth Ann MinnerDemocratic Elected Governor Jack MarkellDemocraticAs of 2008 Democrats had controlled the Delaware governorship for 16 years In an upset state Treasurer Jack Markell defeated Lieutenant Governor John Carney by 51 to 49 for the Democratic nomination on September 9 Carney was considered the favorite The Republican nominee was former state Superior Court Judge William Swain Bill Lee defeating airline pilot Michael Protrack Lee was the Republican nominee for governor in 2004 and lost to Minner by a narrow margin The race received more attention with the potential elevation of U S Senator Joe Biden as Barack Obama s choice as his Vice President of the United States Election of a Republican governor would assist the party by proxy gaining an additional seat in the US Senate Senator Biden resigned his seat in the United States Senate on January 15 2009 and Ted Kaufman was appointed by Governor Minner to the vacant seat Kaufman had previously served as Senator Biden s Chief of Staff during his tenure in the United States Senate Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Blue Enigma Party 4 General election 4 1 Predictions 4 2 Polling 4 3 Results 4 3 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit John Carney Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Jack Markell Delaware State TreasurerResults Edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jack Markell 37 849 51 17 Democratic John Carney 36 112 48 83 Total votes 73 961 100 00 Republican primary EditCandidates Edit William Swain Lee former Delaware Superior Court justice and nominee for governor in 2004 Michael Protack airline pilotResults Edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Swain Lee 20 826 71 88 Republican Michael Protack 8 146 28 12 Total votes 28 972 100 00 Blue Enigma Party EditJeffrey Brown bartender and party founderGeneral election EditPredictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 2 Safe D October 16 2008Rothenberg Political Report 3 Safe D November 2 2008Sabato s Crystal Ball 4 Safe D November 3 2008Real Clear Politics 5 Safe D November 4 2008Polling Edit Source Date JackMarkell D BillLee R Survey USA October 28 2008 62 27 Rasmussen Reports October 10 2008 62 34 West Chester University WHYY October 9 2008 61 30 Fairleigh Dickinson September 23 2008 61 27 Survey USA September 23 2008 64 29 Results Edit Delaware gubernatorial election 2008 6 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jack Markell 266 861 67 52 16 65 Republican William Swain Lee 126 662 32 05 13 74 Blue Enigma Jeffrey Brown 1 681 0 43 Majority 140 199 35 48 30 40 Total votes 395 204 100 00Democratic hold SwingCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Edit Kent largest city Dover Sussex largest city Seaford See also EditDelaware gubernatorial election 2004 Sarah McBride a Markell stafferReferences Edit a b State of Delaware Department of Elections State of Delaware 2008 Governor Race ratings The Cook Political Report Retrieved March 4 2021 2008 Gubernatorial Ratings Gubernatorial Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved May 25 2021 THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball s Final Projections for the 2008 Election Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved December 25 2021 2008 Delaware Governor Race RealClearPolitics November 4 2008 Retrieved March 8 2021 State of Delaware Department of Elections State of Delaware External links EditDelaware Commissioner of Elections Delaware Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart Delaware Governor race from OurCampaigns com Delaware Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from Follow the Money Official campaign websites archived John Carney Democratic candidate Bill Lee Republican candidate Jack Markell Democratic candidate This Delaware elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election amp oldid 1152880484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
