John Carney
John Carney
John Charles Carney Jr. (b. May 20, 1956, in Wilmington, DE) is the 74th and current Democratic Governor of Delaware. He was first elected to be governor in 2016. He won election to succeed term-limited Gov. Jack Markell (D). He has not announced his intentions to seek reelection to his current seat. In 2016, defeating state Sen. Colin Bonini (R) and others (Carney – 58.34%; Bonini – 39.19%; others – 2.47%). His current term ends on January 2021.Carney received an MPA from the University of Delaware. He served as the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 prior to his governorship. Carney was also the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009 and served as Delaware's Secretary of Finance.
Current Office
- Office: Governor
- Level: State
- Branch: Executive
Upcoming Race
- Office: Governor
- Year: 2020
- Office Level: State
- Office Branch: Executive
Primary: Election Information
- Date of Primary: September 15th, 2020
- Status: Advanced
Candidacy
- Gender: Male
- Status: Incumbent
- Party: Democratic Party
- State: Delaware
- Office Level: State
- Office Branch: Executive
- Primary Date: Sept. 15, 2020
- General Election Date: Nov. 3, 2020
Source: OpenFEC. Content deemed accurate but not guaranteed.
