2016 New Castle County Executive election

2016 Delaware election October 2024 2016 New Castle County Executive election New Castle County, Delaware File:Flag of New Castle County, Delaware.svg presidential no 2012 New Castle County Executive election 2012 2020 New Castle County Executive election 2020 2016 11 8 File:Matt Meyer.png Matt Meyer Democratic Party (United States) 162,595 66.6% County Executive Thomas P. Gordon Democratic Party (United States) Matt Meyer Democratic Party (United States) Mark Blake Republican Party (United States) 81,578 33.4% The 2016 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Democrat Matt Meyer defeated Republican Mark Blake with 66.6% of the vote.2016 General Election https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml 2024-10-03 Department of Elections Incumbent Democratic County Executive Thomas P. Gordon had controversially sought an unprecedented fourth term in office, but lost the primary in an upset to Meyer by a 4-point margin.Matt Meyer wins New Castle County Executive race over Tom Gordon https://whyy.org/articles/matt-meyer-wins-county-executive-race-over-tom-gordon/ 2024-10-03 WHYY en-US2016 Primary Election https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml 2024-10-03 Department of Elections Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Matt Meyer, attorney and teacher Eliminated in primary Thomas P. Gordon, incumbent New Castle County Executive Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (US) Matt Meyer 22,478 52.3% Democratic Party (US) Thomas P. Gordon (incumbent) 20,478 47.7% 42,956 100% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Blake, property management firm owner and Republican nominee for County Executive in 2012Wilson Xerxes Republican Mark Blake to run again for New Castle County executive https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/07/12/republican-mark-blake-run-again-new-castle-county-executive/86985442/ 2024-10-03 The News Journal en-US Eliminated in primary Barry Nahe, county government employee Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Mark Blake 8,749 82.7% Republican Party (US) Barry Nahe 1,829 17.3% 10,578 100% General election results 2016 New Castle County Executive election Democratic Party (United States) Matt Meyer 162,595 66.59% +2.69% Republican Party (United States) Mark Blake 81,578 33.41% -2.69% 32 0.00% 492,635 100% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:2016 United States county executive elections 2016 Delaware elections Category:New Castle County Executive elections