2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 2020

Nominee Bethany Hall-Long Donyale Hall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 285,638 197,343 Percentage 59.1% 40.9%

Hall-Long:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No data

Lieutenant Governor before election Bethany Hall-Long Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long Democratic

The 2020 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bethany Hall-Long, incumbent lieutenant governor

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donyale Hall, president of the Frederick Douglass Foundation

Declined

• Andy Brockson, real estate agent
• Ernesto Lopez, State Senator

Independent Party of Delaware

Candidates

Withdrew

• Kevin Baron, veteran

General election

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent)	285,638	59.14%	−0.30%
	Republican	Donyale Hall	197,343	40.86%	+0.30%
Total votes			482,981	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

By county

County	Bethany Hall-Long Democratic		Donyale Hall Republican		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	42,903	51.0%	41,219	49.00%	1,684	2.0%	84,122
New Castle	186,389	67.97%	87,826	32.03%	98,563	35.94%	274,215
Sussex	56,298	45.21%	68,298	54.70%	-11,952	-9.58%	124,644
Totals	285,638	59.14%	197,343	40,86%	88,295	18.28%	482,981