The 2016 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Democrat Matt Meyer defeated Republican Mark Blake with 66.6% of the vote.[1]
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Incumbent Democratic County Executive Thomas P. Gordon had controversially sought an unprecedented fourth term in office, but lost the primary in an upset to Meyer by a 4-point margin.[2][3]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Matt Meyer, attorney and teacher[2]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Thomas P. Gordon, incumbent New Castle County Executive[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 22,478 | 52.3% | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. Gordon (incumbent) | 20,478 | 47.7% | |
| Total votes | 42,956 | 100% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Mark Blake, property management firm owner and Republican nominee for County Executive in 2012[4]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Barry Nahe, county government employee[4]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Blake | 8,749 | 82.7% | |
| Republican | Barry Nahe | 1,829 | 17.3% | |
| Total votes | 10,578 | 100% | ||
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer | 162,595 | 66.59% | +2.69% | |
| Republican | Mark Blake | 81,578 | 33.41% | −2.69% | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 492,635 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "2016 General Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Matt Meyer wins New Castle County Executive race over Tom Gordon". WHYY. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "2016 Primary Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Wilson, Xerxes. "Republican Mark Blake to run again for New Castle County executive". The News Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2024.