Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000

November 7, 2000



Nominee	Ruth Ann Minner	John M. Burris
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	191,695	128,603
Percentage	59.24%	39.75%

County results

Governor before election

Thomas R. Carper
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ruth Ann Minner
Democratic

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The 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000 coinciding with the Presidential election. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a small landslide on election day.

Primaries

Democratic Party

Ruth Ann Minner, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Ann Minner	38,779	100.00

Republican Party

John M. Burris, 1984 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
Bill Lee, former Delaware Superior Court Justice

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Burris	13,893	50.08
	Republican	William Swain Lee	13,847	49.92
Total votes			27,740	100.00

Independent Party of Delaware

Floyd E. McDowell

Election results

Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Ruth Ann Minner	191,695	59.24%	-10.25%
	Republican	John M. Burris	128,603	39.75%	+9.24%
	Independent	Floyd E. McDowell	3,271	1.01%
Majority			63,092	19.50%	-19.49%
Turnout			323,569
	Democratic hold		Swing

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