2000 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

2000 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 November 2000

Nominee John Carney Dennis J. Rochford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 193,348 119,943 Percentage 61.72% 38.28%

Lieutenant Governor before election Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor John Carney Democratic

The 2000 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee John Carney defeated Republican nominee Dennis J. Rochford.

General election

On election day, 7 November 2000, Democratic nominee John Carney won the election by a margin of 73,405 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Dennis J. Rochford, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Carney was sworn in as the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware on 16 January 2001.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Carney	193,348	61.72
	Republican	Dennis J. Rochford	119,943	38.28
Total votes			313,291	100.00
	Democratic hold