2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2024 United States gubernatorial elections

2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024

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

County results ^[citation needed] Gay:      60–70% King:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Bethany Hall-Long Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay Democratic

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

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Failed to file

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

Endorsements

Kyle Evans Gay

Political parties

• Delaware Democratic Party^[5]

Sherry Dorsey Walker

Political parties

• Kent County Democratic Party

Polling

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
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

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

Nominee

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

Endorsements

Ruth Briggs King

Political parties

• Delaware Republican Party^[8]

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Kyle Evans Gay (D)	Ruth Briggs King (R)	Other	Undecided
Slingshot Strategies[9][B]	September 19–21, 2024	500 (RV)	—	37%	29%	4%	30%

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

By county
County Kyle Evans Gay Democratic Ruth Briggs King Republican Margin Total votes # % # % # % 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

Notes

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

References

1. "Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
2. "2024 General Election Candidate List - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
3. 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. 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

Official campaign websites

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