Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

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Delaware Lieutenant Governor
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Election details
Filing deadline: July 14, 2020
Primary: September 15, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Bethany Hall-Long (D)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Delaware
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Delaware held an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for September 15, 2020. The filing deadline was July 14, 2020.

Incumbent Bethany Hall-Long won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Delaware modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Vote-by-mail applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Incumbent Bethany Hall-Long defeated Donyale Hall in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bethany Hall-Long (D)	59.1	285,638
		Donyale Hall (R)	40.9	197,343

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Baron (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bethany Hall-Long advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Donyale Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.

Past elections

2016

See also: Delaware Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2016

The general election for lieutenant governor was held on November 8, 2016.

Bethany Hall-Long defeated La Mar Gunn in the Delaware lieutenant governor election.

Delaware Lieutenant Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bethany Hall-Long	59.44%	248,141
	Republican	La Mar Gunn	40.56%	169,291
Total Votes				417,432
Source: Delaware Secretary of State

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2012 See also: Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012 Incumbent Matthew Denn defeated challengers Sher Valenzuela (R) and Margie Waite-McKeown (L) in the November 6, 2012 general election. Lieutenant Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Matthew Denn Incumbent 61.6% 238,959      Republican Sher Valenzuela 37.1% 143,978      Libertarian Margie Waite-McKeown 1.3% 5,206 Total Votes 388,143 Election results via Delaware State Board of Elections 2008 Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Matthew Denn 61.3% 236,744      Republican Charles Copeland 38.7% 149,223      Blue Enigma Party Peter Cullen 0% 92 Total Votes 386,059 Election results via Delaware Elections Commission

See also

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