John Carney

Governor
Born
May 20, 1956
Current age
70
Home state
Delaware
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2010–2020
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carney1.1M
Opponents721,749
5
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2020, John Carney ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 5. Carney's biggest single-election total was 292,903 votes, in the 2020 governor election in Delaware. Carney's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district, decided by 48,101 votes.

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How many votes has John Carney received?

John Carney has received 1,102,034 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

John Carney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020GovernorDelawareWon292,90359.46%Julianne Murray
2016GovernorDelawareWon248,40458.34%Colin Bonini
2014U.S. HouseDelawareWon137,25159.26%Rose Izzo
Bernard August (head-to-head)

Scott A. Gesty (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseDelawareWon249,93364.41%Thomas H. Kovach
Bernard August (head-to-head)

Scott A. Gesty (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseDelawareWon173,54356.78%Glen Urquhart
Earl R. Lofland

Brent A. Wangen

Jeffrey Brown
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001083) and Wikidata (Q505302). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.