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1988 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Castle won the 1988 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. Mike Castle received 169,733 popular votes (70.73%). The main challenger was Jacob Kreshtool (29.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Castle and Kreshtool

Castle +41.5 pts · won by 99,497 votes
Mike CastleRepublicanWINNER70.73%
169,733 votes
Jacob KreshtoolDemocratic29.23%
70,236 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.