2012 Delaware gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2012 United States gubernatorial elections.

2012 Delaware gubernatorial election
November 6, 2012
Turnout62.9%
 
Nominee Jack Markell Jeff Cragg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 275,993 113,793
Percentage 69.3% 28.6%
Markell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Jack Markell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jack Markell
Democratic

The 2012 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Jeff Cragg in a landslide by a margin of over 40 points. As of 2025, this is the last time where a Democrat and a candidate from both major parties won all three of Delaware's counties in a gubernatorial election.

General election

Democrat and Republican candidates were unopposed in their party primaries, which were held on September 11. The Green Party candidate was endorsed by the Green Party of Delaware at their annual meeting on May 11.[1]

Candidates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Solid D November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report[7] Safe D November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics[8] Safe D November 5, 2012

Debates

Results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jack Markell (incumbent) 275,993 69.34% +1.82%
Republican Jeff Cragg 113,793 28.59% −3.46%
Green Mark Perri 4,575 1.15% N/A
Libertarian Jesse McVay 3,668 0.92% N/A
Total votes 398,029 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

By county
County Jack Markell
Democratic 		Jeffery Cragg
Republican 		All Others
# % # % # %
Kent 40,696 61.5 23,846 36.04 1,628 2.46
New Castle 183,858 75.93 53,510 22.1 4,871 1.97
Sussex 51,439 57.33 36,437 40.61 1,848 2.05
Totals 275,993 69.34 113,793 28.59 8,247 2.07

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 Green Party Candidates".
  2. ^ Hayes, Jennifer (April 11, 2012). "Cragg, Valenzuela announce bid for gubernatorial ticket". Dover Post. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Starkey, Jonathan (August 16, 2012). "Markell off leash in aiding Obama". The News Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "In Delaware, a packed debate schedule this week". The News Journal. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "2012 Governor Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "2012 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "2012 Elections Map - 2012 Governor Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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