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2004 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2004 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

Ruth Ann Minner won the 2004 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. Ruth Ann Minner received 185,548 popular votes (50.87%). The main challenger was Bill Lee (45.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Minner and Lee

Minner +5.1 pts · won by 18,540 votes
Ruth Ann MinnerDemocraticWINNER50.87%
185,548 votes
Bill LeeRepublican45.79%
167,008 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.