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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 15 Republican primary)
- Primary date: Sept. 15
- Primary type: Closed
- Registration deadline(s): Aug. 22
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: N/A
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Sept. 15 (received)
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Filing deadline: July 14, 2020 |
| Primary: September 15, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Gov. John Carney Jr. (D) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Delaware |
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A Republican Party primary took place on September 15, 2020, in Delaware to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 3, 2020.
Julianne Murray advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Delaware.
Delaware's 2020 gubernatorial and state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Delaware, the state legislature is responsible for drafting both congressional and state legislative district plans. District plans are subject to gubernatorial veto.
This page focuses on Delaware's Republican gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Delaware's Democratic gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 15 Democratic primary)
- Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Delaware modified its primary election processes as follows:
- Election postponements: The presidential preference primary was postponed from April 28, 2020, to July 7.
- Voting procedures: Vote-by-mail applications sent to all registered voters in the primary election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Delaware
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julianne Murray  | 41.2 | 22,819 |
 | Colin Bonini | 34.6 | 19,161 | |
 | Bryant Richardson | 7.7 | 4,262 | |
 | Scott Walker | 7.2 | 3,998 | |
| David Bosco | 6.6 | 3,660 | ||
 | David Graham | 2.8 | 1,547 | |
| Total votes: 55,447 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil Shea (R)
State profile
| Demographic data for Delaware | ||
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| Delaware | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 944,076 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 1,949 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 21.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,509 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Delaware. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Delaware
Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Delaware, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[1] As of May 2017, eight state House districts and five state Senate districts intersected with a Pivot County in Delaware. The state has one at-large congressional district.
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Delaware had one Boomerang Pivot County, 4.00% of all Boomerang Pivot Counties.
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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