1992 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1992 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1992 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Delaware Senate Ruth Ann Minner defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the New Castle County Council Philip D. Cloutier and Libertarian nominee Lawrence D. Sullivan. Thereby becoming the first woman to hold the office of lieutenant governor.^[1]

1992 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ruth Ann Minner Philip D. Cloutier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 165,356 102,670 Percentage 60.88% 37.80%

County results Minner:      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dale E. Wolf Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Ruth Ann Minner Democratic

General election

On election day, 3 November 1992, Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner won the election by a margin of 62,686 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Philip D. Cloutier, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Minner was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Delaware on 19 January 1993.^[2]

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Ann Minner	165,356	60.88
	Republican	Philip D. Cloutier	102,670	37.80
	Libertarian	Lawrence D. Sullivan	3,599	1.32
Total votes			271,625	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican