2024 New Castle County Executive election explained

Election Name:2024 New Castle County Executive election
Country:New Castle County, Delaware
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 New Castle County Executive election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 New Castle County Executive election
Next Year:2028
Nominee1:Marcus Henry
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:204,846
Percentage1:100.00%
County Executive
Before Election:Matt Meyer
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Marcus Henry
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2024 New Castle County Executive election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Matt Meyer was re-elected in 2020 in an unopposed general election after defeating a primary challenge. Meyer announced on June 6, 2023, that he would not seek a third term as County Executive and would instead run for governor.[1]

Former New Castle County Economic Development Director Marcus Henry and incumbent New Castle County Council President Karen Hartley-Nagle ran for the Democratic nomination. On September 10, 2024, Henry defeated Hartley-Nagle by a 21-point margin.[2]

On November 5, 2024, Henry was officially elected County Executive.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newman . Meredith . New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer becomes first to enter 2024 governor's race . 2024-10-01 . The News Journal . en-US.
  2. Web site: Delaware Election Results . 2024-10-01 . Department of Elections . en.
  3. Web site: McVety . Molly . New Castle County election results: Marcus Henry wins over Karen Hartley-Nagle . 2024-10-01 . The News Journal . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2024 General Election Candidate List . 2024-10-01 . Department of Elections.