2008Final results
2008 election for Delaware Governor
Governor · Delaware
Jack Markell (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating William Swain Lee (R) by 35.6 points.
Jack MarkellDemocrat · winner
67.8%266,861
William Swain LeeRepublican
32.2%126,662
393,523 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET