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The 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the governor of the state of Delaware. Incumbent governor Thomas Carper, the Democratic nominee, was re-elected to his second and final term in a landslide over Republican nominee and Delaware State Treasurer Janet Rzewnicki. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. Tom Carper became the first Democratic governor in state history to win 2 consecutive terms.
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tom Carper (incumbent) | 188,300 | 69.50% | +4.75% | |
| Republican | Janet Rzewnicki | 82,654 | 30.50% | -2.24% | |
| Majority | 105,646 | 38.99% | +6.99% | ||
| Turnout | 270,954 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Cook, Thomas J. (November 1996). "State of Delaware 1996 Election Results" (PDF). Delaware Commissioner of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2016.