2000Final results
2000 election for Delaware Governor
Governor · Delaware
Ruth Ann Minner (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Burris (R) by 19.7 points.
Ruth Ann MinnerDemocrat · winner
59.8%191,695
John M. BurrisRepublican
40.2%128,603
320,298 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET