Democrat Matt Meyer and Republican state Rep. Mike Ramone are running to become Delaware’s next governor.
Meyer is a former teacher who has served as New Castle County’s principal since 2017. Ramone is an entrepreneur who has served in the Delaware State House of Representatives since his election in 2008 and is the House minority leader.
Meyer won the Democratic primary in September even though he received no support from the state party or current Delaware Governor John Carney, WHYY reports. Meyer defeated Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, whose campaign was plagued by a financial scandal, and Collin O’Mara, CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and previously the state’s top environmental official, in the primary.
Carney, a Democrat who was elected in 2016, was term-limited. Carney won the Democratic primary in Wilmington’s mayoral race in September. The general election was uncontested, so Carney will serve as Wilmington’s next mayor.
Delaware is one of eleven states with a governor’s race on Tuesday.
