2020 New Castle County Executive election

2020 New Castle County Executive election
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
 
Nominee Matt Meyer
Party Democratic
Popular vote 209,480
Percentage 99.2%
County Executive before election

Matt Meyer
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Matt Meyer
Democratic

The 2020 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Matt Meyer won re-election to a second term.[1][2] Matt Meyer first won election in 2016 with 66.6% of the vote.[3]

Incumbent County Executive Matt Meyer and New Castle County Vo-Tech district staff member Maggie Jones ran for the Democratic nomination. On September 15, 2020, Meyer defeated Jones by a 13-point margin.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Meyer (incumbent) 43,833 56.5%
Democratic Maggie Jones 33,735 43.5%
Total votes 77,568 100%

General election results

2020 New Castle County Executive election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Matt Meyer (incumbent) 209,480 99.16% +32.57%
Write-In Mike Stewart 1,770 0.84% +0.84%
Total votes 211,250 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 General Election Write-In Votes" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2016 General Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cherry, Amy (September 16, 2020). "'The people won' | Meyer wins another 4 years as New Castle County Executive". WDEL 101.7FM. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Matt Meyer seeks second county executive term against Maggie Jones". Delaware News Journal. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ^ McAney, DJ. "'We need to work together' | Maggie Jones challenging Meyer for New Caste County Executive seat". WDEL. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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