1992 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

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%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Dale E. Wolf
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ruth Ann Minner
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ "1992 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Delaware". uselectionatlas.org. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2024.