2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2024 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Kyle Evans Gay | Ruth Briggs King |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 272,828 | 221,256
Percentage  | 55.22% | 44.78%

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County results

Precinct results

Gay: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
King: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
No votes

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| Lieutenant Governor before election

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

| Elected Lieutenant Governor

Kyle Evans Gay
Democratic

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The 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she instead unsuccessfully ran for governor. The Democratic primary was held on September 10, in which state senator Kyle Evans Gay won the nomination.[1] As Ruth Briggs King was the only Republican candidate who qualified, the Republican primary was cancelled.[2]

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Kyle Evans Gay, state senator from the 5th district[3]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Debbie Harrington, 2nd vice chair of the Delaware Democratic Party[3]
* Sherry Dorsey Walker, state representative from the 3rd district[3]

#### Failed to file

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* David Lamar Williams Jr., contract specialist and candidate for governor in 2020[4]

### Endorsements

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Kyle Evans Gay

Political parties

* Delaware Democratic Party[5]

Sherry Dorsey Walker

Political parties

* Kent County Democratic Party

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error  | Kyle
Evans Gay  | Debbie
Harrington  | Sherry
Dorsey Walker  | David
Lamar Williams Jr.  | Other  | Undecided

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Slingshot Strategies[6][A] | August 8–13, 2024  | 500 (RV)  | ± 4.4%  | 10%  | 12%  | 14% | 6%  | 6%[b] | 52%
Slingshot Strategies[7][A] | July 5–9, 2024  | 446 (RV)  | ± 4.6%  | 9%  | 8%  | 16% | 9%  | 5%[c] | 53%

### Results

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Democratic primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 40,638  | 48.2%
| Democratic | Sherry Dorsey Walker | 31,035  | 36.8%
| Democratic | Debbie Harrington  | 12,640  | 15.0%
Total votes | 84,313  | 100%

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Ruth Briggs King, former state representative from the 37th district (2009–2023)[8][2]

### Endorsements

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Ruth Briggs King

Political parties

* Delaware Republican Party[8]

## General election

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### Post-primary endorsements

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### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error  | Kyle
Evans Gay (D)  | Ruth
Briggs King (R)  | Other  | Undecided

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Slingshot Strategies[9][B] | September 19–21, 2024  | 500 (RV)  | —  | 37% | 29%  | 4%  | 30%

### Results

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Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Kyle Evans Gay | 272,828  | 55.22%  | −3.92%
| Republican | Ruth Briggs King | 221,256  | 44.78%  | +3.92%
Total votes | 494,084  | 100.0%  | N/A
| Democratic hold

#### By county

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By county

| County  | Kyle Evans Gay
Democratic | Ruth Briggs King
Republican | Margin  | Total
votes

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Kent | 41,800  | 48.96  | 43,580 | 51.04 | -1,780  | -2.08  | 85,380
New Castle | 171,958 | 64.84 | 93,264  | 35.16  | 78,694  | 29.68  | 265,222
Sussex | 59,070  | 41.17  | 84,412 | 58.83 | -25,342  | -16.66  | 143,482
Totals  | 272,828 | 55.22 | 221,256  | 44.78  | 51,572 | 10.44 | 494,084

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Kent (largest city: Dover)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
2. ^ "Someone else" with 6%
3. ^ "Someone else" with 5%

Partisan clients

1. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Citizens for a New Delaware Way PAC
2. ^ Poll sponsored by Citizens for Judicial Fairness

## References

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1. ^ "Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
2. ^ a b "2024 General Election Candidate List - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
3. ^ a b c Fries, Amanda; McVety, Molly; Newman, Meredith (October 17, 2023). "Who is running for office in 2024? Our updated list of Delaware candidates, announcements". Delaware Online. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
4. ^ Sawicki, Rachel (September 10, 2023). "Another Democrat joins the 2024 race for Lt. Governor". WDDE. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
5. ^ Phillips, Matt (July 11, 2024). "State Democratic leaders pick BHL over Meyer, O'Mara in race for Gov". WDEL. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
6. ^ Slingshot Strategies
7. ^ Slingshot Strategies
8. ^ a b Petrowich, Sarah (May 20, 2024). "Former State Rep. Ruth Briggs King launches bid for Delaware Lt. Governor". WDDE. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
9. ^ Slingshot Strategies
10. ^ "2024 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

## External links

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Official campaign websites

* Kyle Evans Gay (D) for Lieutenant Governor
* Ruth Briggs King (R) for Lieutenant Governor

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