List of governors of Delaware

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Political post The governor of Delaware (known as the president of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of government of Delaware and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Delaware Legislature, to convene the legislature,<ref>DE Const. art. III</ref> and to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and only with the recommendation of the Board of Pardons.<ref>DE Const. art. VII, § 1</ref>

There have been 71 people who have served as governor, over 74 distinct terms. Three (Joseph Haslet, Charles Polk Jr. and Elbert N. Carvel) served non-consecutive terms. Additionally, Henry Molleston was elected, but died before he could take office. Only four governors have been elected to two consecutive terms, with the longest-serving being Ruth Ann Minner, who was elected twice after succeeding to the office, serving a total of just over eight years. The shortest term is that of Bethany Hall-Long, who served 15 days following her predecessor's resignation; Dale E. Wolf served 18 days and David P. Buckson served 19 days under similar circumstances. The current governor is Democrat Matt Meyer, who took office on January 21, 2025.

Governors

Before 1776, Delaware was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, administered by colonial governors in Pennsylvania as the "Lower Counties on Delaware".

In 1776, soon after Delaware and the other Thirteen Colonies declared independence from Britain, the state adopted its first state constitution. It created the office of President of Delaware, a chief executive to be chosen by the legislature to serve a term of three years, who would be ineligible to be president again until three years had passed after leaving office.<ref>1776 Const. art 7</ref>

The office of President was renamed Governor by the constitution of 1792,<ref name="1792const-a3-s1">1792 Const. art. III, § 1</ref> which set the commencement date of the term to the third Tuesday in the January following an election, and limited governors to serving only three out of any six years.<ref>1792 Const. art. III, § 3</ref> The term was lengthened to four years by the 1831 constitution, but governors were limited to a single term.<ref name="1831const-a3-s3">1831 Const. art III, § 3</ref> The current constitution of 1897 allows governors to serve two terms.<ref>DE Const. art. III, § 5</ref>

The 1776 constitution stated that if the presidency were vacant, the speaker of the legislative council would be a vice-president.<ref>1776 Const. art. 7</ref> The 1792 constitution has the speaker of the senate exercising the office when it is vacant, and the 1897 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor,<ref name="const-a3-s19">DE Const. art. III, § 19</ref> upon whom the office devolves in case of vacancy.<ref>DE Const. art. III, § 20</ref> The offices of governor and lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of Delaware

Template:AbbrTemplate:Efn	GovernorTemplate:Efn			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. GovernorTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
1	File:No image.svg	rowspan="9" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	John McKinly Template:Small <ref name="nga-mckinly">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – September 12, 1777Template:Efn Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	No parties	1777	Office did not exist
2	File:ThomasMcKean.gif	Thomas McKean Template:Small <ref name="nga-mckean">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – October 20, 1777 Template:Small	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
3	File:GeorgeRead.gif	George Read Template:Small <ref name="nga-read">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – March 31, 1778 Template:Small	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
4	File:CaesarRodney.jpeg	Caesar Rodney Template:Small <ref name="nga-rodney-caesar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – November 13, 1781Template:Efn Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1778
5	File:JohnDickinson4.gif	John Dickinson Template:Small <ref name="nga-dickinson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 13, 1783 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1781
6	File:No image.svg	John Cook Template:Small <ref name="nga-cook">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref name="dickinson-resigns" /> – February 8, 1783 Template:Small	Template:Small
7	File:No image.svg	Nicholas Van Dyke Template:Small <ref name="nga-vandyke">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – October 28, 1786 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1783 Template:Small
8	File:ThomasCollins.gif	Thomas Collins Template:Small <ref name="nga-collins-thomas">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – March 29, 1789 Template:Small	1786
9	File:No image.svg	Jehu Davis Template:Small <ref name="nga-davis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – June 2, 1789 Template:Small	Template:Small
10	File:JoshuaClayton.gif	rowspan="6" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Joshua Clayton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clayton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – January 13, 1796 Template:SmallTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1789
		1792
11	File:Gunning Bedford (Senior).jpg	Gunning Bedford Sr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bedford">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – September 28, 1797 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1795
12	File:No image.svg	Daniel Rogers Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-rogers">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 9, 1799 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
13	File:Richard bassett.jpg	Richard Bassett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bassett">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 3, 1801 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1798
14	File:No image.svg	James Sykes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sykes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 19, 1802 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
15	File:David Hall (Delaware Governor).jpg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	David Hall Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hall-david">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1805 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1801
16	File:No image.svg	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Nathaniel Mitchell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mitchell">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1808 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1804
17	File:No image.svg	George Truitt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-truitt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1811 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1807
18	File:No image.svg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Joseph Haslet Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-haslet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 18, 1814 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1810
19	File:Daniel Rodney.jpg	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Daniel Rodney Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-rodney-daniel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 21, 1817 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1813
20	File:Delaware governor John Clark.png	John Clark Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 15, 1820 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1816
—	File:No image.svg	Henry Molleston Template:Small Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Died before taking officeTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1819
21	File:No image.svg	Jacob Stout Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stout">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 16, 1821 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
22	File:No image.svg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	John Collins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-collins-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – April 16, 1822 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1820 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
23	File:No image.svg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Caleb Rodney Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-rodney-caleb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 21, 1823 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
24	File:No image.svg	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Joseph Haslet Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-haslet" />Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – June 20, 1823 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1822
25	File:No image.svg	Charles Thomas Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-thomas">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 20, 1824 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
26	File:SamuelPaynter.gif	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Samuel Paynter Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-paynter">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 16, 1827 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1823 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
27	File:CharlesPolk.png	Charles Polk Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-polk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 19, 1830 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1826
28	File:DavidHazzard.png	style="background:Template:Party color";|	David Hazzard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hazzard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 15, 1833 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	National RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1829
29	File:CalebBennett.png	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Caleb P. Bennett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bennett">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 9, 1836 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1832Template:Efn
30	File:CharlesPolk.png	rowspan="6" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Charles Polk Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-polk" />Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 17, 1837 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
31	File:CorneliusComegys.png	Cornelius P. Comegys Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-comegys">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 19, 1841 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1836
32	File:No image.svg	William B. Cooper Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cooper">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 21, 1845 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1840
33	File:ThomasStockton.gif	Thomas Stockton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stockton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – March 2, 1846 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1844
34	File:JosephMaull.gif	Joseph Maull Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-maull">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 3, 1846 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
35	File:WilliamTemple.gif	William Temple Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-temple">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 19, 1847 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
36	File:WilliamTharp.gif	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	William Tharp Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-tharp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 21, 1851 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1846 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
37	File:WilliamRoss.gif	William H. H. Ross Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ross">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – January 16, 1855 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1850
38	File:PeterCausey.gif	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Peter F. Causey Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-causey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1859 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	AmericanTemplate:Sfn	1854
39	File:William Burton (governor).jpg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	William Burton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-burton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1863 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1858
40	File:WilliamCannon.gif	style="background:Template:Party color";|	William Cannon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cannon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 1, 1865 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1862
41	File:GoveSaulsbury.gif	rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Gove Saulsbury Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-saulsbury">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1871 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
		1866
42	File:JamesPonder.gif	James Ponder Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ponder">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1875 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1870
43	File:CochranJohn.png	John P. Cochran Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cochran">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1879 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1874
44	File:HallJohnWood.gif	John W. Hall Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hall-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1883 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1878
45	File:StockleyCharles.gif	Charles C. Stockley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stockley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1887 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1882
46	File:BenjaminBiggs.png	Benjamin T. Biggs Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-biggs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1891 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1886
47	File:RobertReynolds.gif	Robert J. Reynolds Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-reynolds">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1895 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1890
48	File:MarvilJoshua.gif	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Joshua H. Marvil Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-marvil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – April 8, 1895 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1894
49	File:WilliamTharpWatson.gif	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	William T. Watson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-watson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1897 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
50	File:Ebetunnell.png	Ebe W. Tunnell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-tunnell">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1901 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1896Template:Efn
51	File:Hunn.gif	rowspan="9" style="background:Template:Party color";|	John Hunn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hunn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1905 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1900	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
52	File:Preston Lea.gif	Preston Lea Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-lea">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1909 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1904	Template:Sortname
53	File:PENNEWILL, S.S. GOVERNOR LCCN2016857560 (cropped).jpg	Simeon S. Pennewill Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pennewill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1913 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1908	Template:Sortname
54	File:Miller 2989417695 76253e1e15 o.jpg	Charles R. Miller Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-miller">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1917 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1912	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
55	File:John G. Townsend, Jr.jpg	John G. Townsend Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-townsend">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1921 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1916	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
56	File:William duHamel Denney.png	William D. Denney Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-denney">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1925 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1920	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
57	File:Robert P. Robinson LCCN2014717858.jpg	Robert P. Robinson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-robinson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1929 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1924	Template:Sortname
58	File:C. Douglass Buck.jpg	C. Douglass Buck Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-buck">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1928	Template:Sortname
			1932			Template:Sortname
59	File:No image.svg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Richard McMullen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mcmullen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1941 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
60	File:No image.svg	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Walter W. Bacon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bacon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1949 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1940	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1944		Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
61	File:Elbert N. Carvel (DE 2).png	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Elbert N. Carvel Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-carvel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1953 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1948	Template:Sortname
62	File:J. Caleb Boggs.jpg	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color";|	J. Caleb Boggs Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-boggs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 30, 1960 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1952	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
		1956		Template:Sortname
63	File:David Buckson (DE).png	David P. Buckson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-buckson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1961 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
64	File:Elbert Carvel (1963) (cropped).png	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Elbert N. Carvel Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-carvel" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1965 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1960	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
65	File:Charles Terry (1965).png	Charles L. Terry Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-terry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1969 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1964	Template:Sortname
66	File:Russell W. Peterson, c. 1971–1972.jpg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Russell W. Peterson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-peterson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1973 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1968	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
67	File:Sherman W. Tribbett (1922–2010), Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Sherman W. Tribbitt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-tribbitt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1977 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1972
68	File:DupontPETE (cropped).jpg	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Pete du Pont Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dupont">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1985 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-dupont" />	1976	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1980		style="background:Template:Party color";|			Template:Sortname
69	File:Mike Castle 1982.jpg	Mike Castle Template:Small <ref name="nga-castle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1993 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-castle" />	1984	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
			1988			style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
70	File:Dale E. Wolf.jpg	Dale E. Wolf Template:Small <ref name="nga-wolf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 19, 1993 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-wolf" />	Template:Small	Vacant
71	File:Thomas Carper.jpg	rowspan="12" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Tom Carper Template:Small <ref name="nga-carper">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 2001 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-carper" />	1992	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname
		1996
72	File:Ruth Ann Minner.jpg	Ruth Ann Minner Template:Small <ref name="nga-minner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 2009 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-minner" />	Template:Small	Vacant
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			2004
73	File:Jack Markell 48-DPA-944 DSC 9158 (cropped).jpg	Jack Markell Template:Small <ref name="nga-markell">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 2017 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-markell" />	2008	Template:Sortname Template:Small
			2012
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74	File:John C. Carney Jr. 2017.jpg	John Carney Template:Small <ref name="nga-carney">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 2025 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-carney" />	2016	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" ; |	Template:Sortname
			2020
75	File:Bethany Hall-Long.jpg	Bethany Hall-Long Template:Small <ref name="nga-halllong">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> – January 21, 2025 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-halllong" />	Template:Small	Vacant
76	File:(02-19-2025) Mett Meyer.jpg	Matt Meyer Template:Small <ref name="nga-meyer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-meyer" />	2024	style="background:Template:Party color";|	Template:Sortname

See also

• Delaware gubernatorial elections
• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Delaware

References

General

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Constitutions

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Specific

External links

• Office of the Governor of Delaware
• Delaware Hall of Governors