Robert Thomas Wagner Jr. served as Delaware's state auditor from 1989 to 2019.[1] A Republican, he lost to incumbent Democratic Auditor Dennis Greenhouse in 1986, but was appointed to the position in 1989 after Greenhouse resigned after being elected New Castle County County Executive. He was elected to full terms in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Prior to becoming auditor, Wagner was mayor of Camden, Delaware.
Tom Wagner | |
|---|---|
 Wagner in 2017 | |
| Auditor of Delaware | |
| In office January 20, 1989 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Governor | Mike Castle Dale Wolf Tom Carper Ruth Ann Minner Jack Markell John Carney |
| Preceded by | Dennis Greenhouse |
| Succeeded by | Kathy McGuiness |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Wesley College University of Richmond (BS) Wilmington University (MBA) |
On February 17, 2018, Wagner announced that he would not seek reelection in the November general election, citing health concerns in his need for a kidney transplant taking attention away from his job.[2]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Greenhouse (incumbent) | 84,924 | 54.60% | ||
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. | 69,640 | 44.77% | ||
| American | Karel Vanderheyden | 988 | 00.63% | ||
| Total votes | 155,552 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 88,850 | 51.86% | ||
| Democratic | Lillian Moore Dowd | 82,483 | 48.14% | ||
| Total votes | 171,333 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 120,989 | 64.52% | ||
| Democratic | Evelyn Alemar | 66,534 | 35.48% | ||
| Total votes | 187,523 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 101,207 | 57.94% | ||
| Democratic | Dianne Kempski | 73,475 | 42.06% | ||
| Total votes | 174,682 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 136,410 | 61.82% | ||
| Democratic | Robert Wasserbach | 84,248 | 38.18% | ||
| Total votes | 220,658 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 131,592 | 53.70% | ||
| Democratic | Michael John Dalto | 113,475 | 46.30% | ||
| Total votes | 245,067 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 150,156 | 50.43% | ||
| Democratic | Richard Korn | 147,593 | 49.57% | ||
| Total votes | 297,749 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | R. Thomas Wagner Jr. (incumbent) | 123,100 | 54.22% | ||
| Democratic | Brenda Mayrack | 103,939 | 45.78% | ||
| Total votes | 227,039 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "R. THOMAS WAGNER JR.-DELAWARE'S STATE AUDITOR". State of Delaware. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ^ "State Auditor Tom Wagner not seeking re-election amid health concerns". Delaware Online. February 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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