Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000
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The 2000 election for Governor of Delaware was held on November 2, coinciding with the Presidential election
. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner
squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a small landslide on election day.
United States presidential election, 2000
The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....
. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and two terms as the first female Governor of Delaware.-Early life...
squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a small landslide on election day.
Democratic Party
- Ruth Ann MinnerRuth Ann MinnerRuth Ann Minner is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and two terms as the first female Governor of Delaware.-Early life...
, Lieutenant Governor of DelawareLieutenant Governor of DelawareThe Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. Lieutenant Governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. President and take office the following January....
Republican Party
- John M. Burris, 1984 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
- Bill LeeWilliam Swain LeeWilliam Swain Lee is an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court. He was the 2004 and 2008 Republican candidate for Governor of Delaware.-Early life and family:Lee was...
, former Delaware Superior CourtDelaware Superior CourtThe Delaware Superior Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the state of Delaware. It has original jurisdiction over most criminal and civil cases...
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