2004 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 2004 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware presidential no 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election 2000 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election 2008 November 2, 2004 File:Ruth Ann Minner (2008) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) 185,548 50.87% Bill Lee 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) 167,008 45.79% 110px County results 110px State House district results Minner: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lee: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Ruth Ann Minner faced a serious challenge from retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee but managed a five-point victory on election day. As of , this is the last time Kent County voted Republican in a gubernatorial election, and the last time the Republican gubernatorial nominee won a majority of Delaware's counties. Primaries Democratic Party Ruth Ann Minner, incumbent Governor of Delaware Democratic primary results Ruth Ann Minner (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 41,671 100.00 Republican Party Bill Lee, former Delaware Superior Court Justice David Charles Graham, state government employee Michael D. Protack, pilot Republican primary resultshttp://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_primary/elect04_primary_office.shtml https://archive.today/20120708044130/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_primary/elect04_primary_office.shtml dead July 8, 2012 State of Delaware - Department of Elections - State of Delaware Bill Lee Republican Party (United States) 15,270 70.47 Michael D. Protack Republican Party (United States) 5,108 23.57 David Charles Graham Republican Party (United States) 1,292 5.96 21,670 100.00 Independent Party/Libertarian Party Frank Infante, Independent Party of Delaware and Libertarian Party of Delaware fusion ticket nominee Campaign Predictions Source Ranking As of Sabato's Crystal BallThe Final Predictions https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2004110101/ Sabato's Crystal Ball May 2, 2021 Likely D November 1, 2004 Results Delaware gubernatorial election, 2004http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml State of Delaware - Department of Elections - State of Delaware April 21, 2011 November 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181128160148/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml dead Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Ann Minner (incumbent) 185,548 50.87% -8.38% Republican Party (United States) Bill Lee 167,008 45.79% +6.04% Independent Party of Delaware Frank Infante 12,203 3.34% +1.8% 18,540 5.08% -14.42% 364,759 Democratic Party (United States) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyRuth Ann MinnerDemocraticWilliam LeeRepublicanAll Others#%#%#%Kent22,32440.6728,56252.034,0067.3New Castle128,95355.2699,47942.634,9422.12Sussex34,27144.838,96750.943,2554.26 Totals185,54850.87167,00845.7912,2033.35 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent (largest city: Dover) Sussex (largest city: Seaford) See also Politics of Delaware References Delaware 2004 Governor