2008 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2008 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the Delaware gubernatorial election. Democratic nominee and Delaware State Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn was elected lieutenant governor over Republican nominee and former State Senator Charlie Copeland in a landslide, succeeding incumbent John Carney, also a Democrat, who instead opted to run for governor.

2008 Delaware Lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Matthew Denn Charlie Copeland Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 236,744 149,223 Percentage 61.3% 38.7%

County results House district results Denn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Copeland:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election John C. Carney Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Matthew Denn Democratic

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Matthew Denn, Delaware State Insurance Commissioner

Republican Party

• Charlie Copeland, former Delaware State Senator

Blue Enigma Party

• Peter Cullen

Cullen withdrew from the race on September 29, but still appeared on the ballot.^[1]

Polling

Source	Date	Matthew Denn (D)	Charlie Copeland (R)
West Chester University/WHYY[2]	October 9, 2008	53%	39%

General election results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Matthew Denn	236,744	61.32%	−0.78%
	Republican	Charlie Copeland	149,223	38.65%	+2.40%
	Blue Enigma	Peter Cullen	92	0.02%
Majority			87,521	22.67%	−3.18%
Turnout			386,059
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election