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Ballotpedia covers 12 state executive offices in the state of Delaware. The executive branch is governed by Article III of the Delaware Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Delaware are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Delaware's state government:

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Delaware	Kathy Jennings	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Delaware Insurance Commissioner	Trinidad Navarro	Democratic	January 3, 2017
Delaware Public Service Commission	Joann Conaway	Nonpartisan	2001
Delaware Public Service Commission	Kim Drexler	Nonpartisan	2015
Delaware Public Service Commission	Harold Gray	Nonpartisan	2014
Delaware Public Service Commission	Mike Karia	Nonpartisan	2015
Delaware Public Service Commission	Dallas Winslow	Nonpartisan	2005
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture	Don Clifton	Nonpartisan	January 30, 2025
Delaware Secretary of Education	Cynthia Marten	Nonpartisan	January 29, 2025
Delaware Secretary of Labor	LaKresha Moultrie	Nonpartisan	January 30, 2025
Delaware Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control	Greg Patterson	Nonpartisan	2025
Delaware Secretary of State	Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez	Democratic	January 29, 2025
Delaware State Auditor	Lydia York	Democratic	January 3, 2023
Delaware Treasurer	Colleen Davis	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Governor of Delaware	Matt Meyer	Democratic	January 21, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware	Kyle Evans Gay	Democratic	January 21, 2025

Elections

2025

There are no state executive elections in Delaware in 2025.

2024

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in Delaware in 2024:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Insurance Commissioner

2023

There were no state executive elections in Delaware in 2023.

2022

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in Delaware in 2022:

Attorney General
Treasurer
Auditor

2021

There were no state executive elections in Delaware in 2021.

2020

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in Delaware in 2020:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Insurance Commissioner

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Delaware in 2019.

2018

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in Delaware in 2018:

Attorney general
Treasurer
Auditor

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Delaware in 2017.

2016

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2016

Three state executive offices were up for election in Delaware in 2016:

Governor
Lt. Governor
Insurance Commissioner

2015

There were no state executive elections in Delaware in 2015.

2014

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2014

There were three state executive offices up for election in 2014.

Delaware Attorney General
Delaware Treasurer
Delaware Auditor

2013

There were no state executive elections in Delaware in 2013.

2012

See also: Delaware state executive official elections, 2012

There were three state executive offices up for election in 2012.

Governor of Delaware
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Delaware Insurance Commissioner

Footnotes

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