View source for 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election

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{{for|related races|1996 United States gubernatorial elections}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election
| country = Delaware
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1992 Delaware gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2000
| election_date = November 5, 1996
<!--        Thomas R. Carper       -->
| image1 = File:Tom Carper 102nd Congressional portrait.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = '''[[Tom Carper]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| running_mate1 = '''[[Ruth Ann Minner]]'''
| popular_vote1 = '''188,300'''
| percentage1 = '''69.5%'''
<!--          	Janet Rzewnicki        -->
| image2 = 3x4.svg 
| nominee2 = [[Janet Rzewnicki]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| running_mate2 = Sherman N. Miller
| popular_vote2 = 82,564
| percentage2 = 30.5%
| map_image          = {{switcher |[[File:1996 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|210px]] |County results |[[File:1996 Delaware gubernatorial results map by house district.svg|210px]] |House district results |default=1}}
| map_caption = '''Carper''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Tom Carper]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Tom Carper]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The '''1996 Delaware gubernatorial election''' was held on November 5, 1996, to elect the [[List of governors of Delaware|governor]] of the state of [[Delaware]]. Incumbent governor [[Tom Carper|Thomas Carper]], the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, was re-elected to his second and final term in a landslide over [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee and Delaware State Treasurer [[Janet Rzewnicki]]. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. Tom Carper became the first Democratic governor in state history to win 2 consecutive terms.

==General election==

===Results===
{{Election box begin | title=Delaware gubernatorial election, 1996<ref>{{cite web|last=Cook |first=Thomas J. |date=November 1996 |title=State of Delaware 1996 Election Results |publisher=Delaware Commissioner of Elections |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1996.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512033926/http://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1996.pdf |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2016 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Tom Carper]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 188,300
  |percentage = 69.50%
  |change     = +4.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Janet Rzewnicki]]
  |votes      = 82,654
  |percentage = 30.50%
  |change     = -2.24%
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 105,646
  |percentage = 38.99%
  |change     = +6.99%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 270,954
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
  |loser      = 
  |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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{{Delaware elections}}
{{United States elections}}
{{1996 United States elections}}

[[Category:Delaware gubernatorial elections|1996]]
[[Category:1996 Delaware elections|Gubernatorial]]
[[Category:1996 United States gubernatorial elections|Delaware]]


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