2000 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 2000 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware presidential no 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election 1996 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election 2004 November 7, 2000 150x150px File:Ruth Ann Minner (2008) (cropped).jpg Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) 191,695 59.24% File:John M. Burris.jpg John M. Burris Republican Party (United States) 128,603 39.75% 110px County results 110px State House district results Minner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Burris: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Tom Carper was term-limited and instead successfully ran for the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a landslide on election day. Primaries Democratic Party Ruth Ann Minner, lieutenant governor of Delaware Democratic primary results Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) 38,779 100.00 Republican Party John M. Burris, former state Chamber of Commerce presidenthttps://apnews.com/article/7cbe046b30bc75cea668ef3093dbde47 Delaware GOP Victory Goes to Burris Associated Press and 1984 Republican nominee for the United States Senate Bill Lee, former Delaware Superior Court justice Republican primary resultshttp://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000pofficial.shtml State of Delaware - Department of Elections April 21, 2011 November 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105201825/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000pofficial.shtml dead John M. Burris Republican Party (United States) 13,893 50.08 Bill Lee Republican Party (United States) 13,847 49.92 27,740 100.00 Independent Party of Delaware Floyd E. McDowell Campaign Debates Complete video of debate, October 17, 2000 Complete video of debate, October 23, 2000 Results Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000genofficial.shtml State of Delaware - Department of Elections April 21, 2011 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112192402/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000genofficial.shtml dead Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Ann Minner 191,695 59.24% −10.25% Republican Party (United States) John M. Burris 128,603 39.75% +9.24% Independent Party of Delaware Floyd E. McDowell 3,271 1.01% 63,092 19.50% −19.49% 323,569 Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyRuth Ann MinnerDemocraticJohn BurrisRepublicanFloyd E. McDowellIndependent#%#%#%Kent27,16457.0820,07342.183560.75New Castle127,11260.2881,31138.562,4621.17Sussex37,41957.4927,21941.824530.7 Totals191,69559.24128,60339.753,2711.01 References 2000 Delaware Gubernatorial