1996Final results
1996 election for Delaware Governor
Governor · Delaware
Thomas R. Carper (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Janet C. Rzewnicki (R) by 39.0 points.
Thomas R. CarperDemocrat · winner
69.5%188,300
Janet C. RzewnickiRepublican
30.5%82,654
270,954 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET