Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012
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The Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, following a primary that took place on September 11, 2012.
Incumbent Jack Markell was first elected in 2008 and won re-election in 2012.
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| Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jack Markell Incumbent |
69.3% | 275,993 | |
| Republican | Jeff Cragg | 28.6% | 113,793 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse McVay | 0.9% | 3,668 | |
| Green | Mark Joseph Perri | 1.1% | 4,575 | |
| Total Votes | 398,029 | |||
| Election Results via Delaware Board of Elections. | ||||
Key dates
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| Jul. 10, Noon | Statewide candidate filing |
| Aug. 18 | Voter registration for the primary election |
| Aug. 27 | Voter registration for military and overseas - primary election |
| Sept. 11 | Primary election |
| Sept. 11, 8pm | Primary absentee ballots due to Department of Elections |
| Oct. 13 | Voter registration for general election |
| Oct. 22 | Voter registration for uniformed service members and overseas citizens - general election |
| Nov. 6 | General election |
| Nov. 6, 8pm | General election absentee ballots due to Department of Elections |
Race tracking
- See also: Ballotpedia Election Racetracking
| 2012 Race Rankings - Delaware Governor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| The Cook Political Report[1] | Solid Democrat | |||
| Governing Politics[2] | Lean Democratic | |||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe Democrat | |||
| Rasmussen Reports Gubernatorial Scorecard[4] | No prediction yet | |||
| The Rothenberg Political Report[5] | No prediction yet | |||
| Overall Call | ||||
Democratic candidates
- Incumbent governor Jack Markell
Republican candidates
- Jeff Cragg, a businessman from upstate Delaware
Green candidates
Libertarian candidates
Note: McVay was also running for the District 16 seat in the Delaware State Senate, but failed to file before the filing deadline.[7][6]
Write-in candidates
| Contents |
|---|
| 1 Due dates for reports |
| 2 Candidates |
The Election Commissioner administers campaign finance law and maintains all records online.
Due dates for reports
In general reports are due on the 31st of December the year of the election and the following year. Reports are also due on the 30th day and the 8th day preceding an election. For 2012, the general election filing deadlines were on October 7, 2012 and October 29, 2012; both days were Mondays.
Jack Markell
Roughly $1 million, or about 52 percent of the $1.9 million raised for Markell's governor’s campaign since January 2011, came from outside the state.[9] According to his campaign reports, in 2011 and 2012 about $964,500, or less than half of the money raised by Markell’s campaign, came from Delaware contributors, including $75,000 from the state Democratic Party.[9]
More than 18 percent, or $368,300 – came from more than 560 donors in Pennsylvania, with nearly $112,000 coming from Maryland and $257,750, roughly 13 percent, from donors in New York and New Jersey.[9] Markell's campaign finance reports also show money for his campaign coming from Alabama, Maine, Colorado, Montana, and one donor from Japan.[9]
Markell’s fundraising for this campaign differed from his 2008 race, when reportedly 60 percent of the more than $4 million he raised came from businesses and individual donors in Delaware.[9]
Jeff Cragg
Cragg raised $60,000 in his campaign, which included $26,250 from himself.[9]
See also
External links
- Office of the Delaware State Election Commissioner
- Delaware Elections at 'The Green Papers'
- Candidates for Delaware State Offices at 'Project VoteSmart'
- Delaware at 'Follow the Money'
- Primary election candidate list
References
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, “Governors: Race Ratings”
- ↑ Governing Politics, “Looking Ahead: The 2011-2012 Gubernatorial Landscape”, December 2, 2010
- ↑ Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball', “2012 Governor Ratings”
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports', “Election 2010: Scorecard Ratings”
- ↑ Rothenberg Political Report, “Governor Ratings”
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Delaware Elections "General Election Candidate List" Accessed September 1, 2012
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Delaware, "Delaware candidates nominated or endorsed," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections "General Election Candidates" Accessed October 12, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Delaware Online "Out-of-state donors pad Markell's funds" Accessed October 16, 2012
- ↑ Barbara Gittings Delaware Stonewall Democrats "Endorsed Candidates" Accessed September 5, 2012
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