Matt Meyer
Democrat. Governor of Delaware.
- Age on Election Day 2028
- 57
- Born in 1971. Sources disagree on the day (September 21 or 29); the age on Election Day is the same either way.
- Lean
- D+8
- Statewide, 2025 Cook PVI.
- Governor since
- 2025
- Took office January 21, 2025.
Overview
- The state in 2024
- Harris won Delaware in 2024.
- Earlier offices
- New Castle County executive, 2017 to 2025
- Lieutenant governor
- Kyle Evans Gay (D)
- 2028 plans
- No public statement on record.
Lean is the state’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI): R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican, R+10 and up solidly Republican, and D+ leans Democratic. Approval is the latest published Morning Consult rating, from its quarterly survey of registered voters in each state. Last election is the share of the vote the governor won. Cash on hand is the campaign’s money at the end of the reporting period named.
Sources (3)
- 1Matt Meyer, official page Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ governor.delaware.gov/ governor-bio/ - 22025 Cook PVI, state list (Cook Political Report), checked against the 2020 and 2024 presidential results Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.cookpolitical.com/ cook-pvi/ 2025-partisan-voting-index/ state-map-and-list - 3Morning Consult, approval, April 1 to June 30, 2026 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ pro-assets.morningconsult.com/ wp-uploads/ 2026/ 07/ State-Leader-Pulse-Q2-2026.pdf
Term limit and tenure
Whether the state’s term limit lets the governor run in 2028, how many more terms the governor could win, and the latest date the governor could serve to.
Can the governor run in 2028?
Can run in 2028
The state’s limit allows the governor to be on the November 7, 2028 ballot.
- Terms left from 2028
- 1 more term
- Further terms the governor could still win, from the 2028 election on.
- Could serve to
- January 18, 2033
- 4 years past January 2029, winning every race allowed.
The rule
Delaware’s governor serves four-year terms and ‘shall not be elected a third time to that office’ (Del. Const. Art. III, Sec. 5), a lifetime two-term limit.
Sources (1)
- 4The state’s term-limit rule Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ delcode.delaware.gov/ constitution/ constitution.pdf
The state’s rules for governor
What Delaware’s own constitution or statutes ask of a candidate for governor, each from the official page that was opened.
- Minimum age
- 30 years oldStated in Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 6 (opens in a new tab).
- Citizenship
- A citizen and inhabitant of the United States for 12 years before the election.Stated in Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 6 (opens in a new tab).
- Residency
- An inhabitant of Delaware for the last 6 of those 12 years.The section excuses time away on public business of the United States or of Delaware.Stated in Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 6 (opens in a new tab).
- Qualified voter
- Not listed as a requirementThe cited section does not list this.Not stated in Delaware Constitution, Article III, Section 6 (opens in a new tab).
- Governor elections
- The next is November 7, 2028.
- Where candidates file
- Delaware Department of Elections (opens in a new tab)Confirmed by Department of Elections, Getting on the Ballot: major party candidates file a notice of candidacy with the Department of Elections, and the page lists Governor among the offices (opens in a new tab).
- State government
- delaware.gov (opens in a new tab)
In the state’s own words
“The Governor shall be at least 30 years of age and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the United States 12 years next before the day of election, and the last 6 years of that term an inhabitant of this State, unless absent on public business of the United States or of this State.”
Stated: the cited text says it. Follows from: it follows from two cited provisions, named in the note. Not stated: the cited text lists the rules and this is not among them. Not verified: the source could not be opened, so nothing is recorded. Pages opened October 3, 2026.
Sources (3)
- 5Delaware Department of Elections Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ elections.delaware.gov/ - 6Department of Elections, Getting on the Ballot: major party candidates file a notice of candidacy with the Department of Elections, and the page lists Governor among the offices Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ elections.delaware.gov/ candidates/ get_on_ballot.html - 7Delaware state government Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ delaware.gov/
Election history
- 2024 election
- Won with 56.1% of the voteOfficial results (opens in a new tab)
- 2028
- The governor’s race is on the ballot November 7, 2028.
Sources (1)
- 8Official results, 2024 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ elections.delaware.gov/ reports/ GE2024.html
Financial records
- Cash on hand
- $573,512
Governors report campaign money to their own state, not the Federal Election Commission. The site shows it only where the state’s latest report could be checked.
Sources (1)
- 9Delaware Department of Elections, report of Meyer for Delaware Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ cfrs.elections.delaware.gov/ Public/ ViewFiledReportsMain
Scorecards
- Cato Institute fiscal report card (opens in a new tab) 2024 edition, before this governor took office
- No score published
The Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a letter grade with its score out of 100. Its latest edition (2024) grades only governors then in office. The group’s name links to its scorecard.
“No score published” means the group published none, not zero.
Sources (1)
- 10Cato Institute fiscal report card scorecard Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.cato.org/ white-paper/ fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2024
Endorsements
Mirrored for Democrats: the Democratic Governors Association, Justice Democrats, the Working Families Party, the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC and the Democratic Socialists of America, as Republicans are checked against Donald Trump, Club for Growth, Turning Point Action and MAHA PAC.
2028 race so far
None on record: Democratic Governors Association, Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.
Sources: Democratic Governors Association, site search ‘Meyer’ (opens in a new tab); Justice Democrats, candidates (opens in a new tab); Working Families Party, Delaware (opens in a new tab); WHYY, Aug. 19, 2026 (Meyer backs WFP challengers; nothing on 2028) (opens in a new tab); Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, endorsements (opens in a new tab); Democratic Socialists of America, national endorsements (opens in a new tab).
2024 race
Endorsed: Democratic Governors Association.
Backed the opponent: Working Families Party.
None on record: Justice Democrats, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.
Sources: DGA Statement on Matt Meyer’s Primary Victory in Delaware (Sept. 10, 2024) (opens in a new tab); Spotlight Delaware, May 7, 2024: ‘On April 30, the progressive Delaware Working Families Party endorsed O’Mara’ (opens in a new tab); Delaware News Journal (via Yahoo), Apr. 30/May 2, 2024: WFP endorses Collin O’Mara for governor (opens in a new tab); Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, 2024 archive (opens in a new tab); Democratic Socialists of America, national endorsements (opens in a new tab).
Endorsed: the group endorsed the officeholder in that race. Backed the opponent: the group endorsed the officeholder’s opponent. None on record: no endorsement found in the sources listed.
Sources (10)
- 11Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Democratic Governors Association, site search ‘Meyer’ Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ democraticgovernors.org/ ?s=Meyer - 12Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Justice Democrats, candidates Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ justicedemocrats.com/ candidates/ - 13Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Working Families Party, Delaware Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ workingfamilies.org/ state/ delaware/ - 14Endorsements, 2028 race so far: WHYY, Aug. 19, 2026 (Meyer backs WFP challengers; nothing on 2028) Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ whyy.org/ articles/ governor-meyer-delaware-endorses-state-progressive-challengers/ - 15Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, endorsements Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ weareprogressives.org/ - 16Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Democratic Socialists of America, national endorsements Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ electoral.dsausa.org/ our-campaigns/ - 17Endorsements, 2024 race: DGA Statement on Matt Meyer’s Primary Victory in Delaware (Sept. 10, 2024) Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ democraticgovernors.org/ updates/ dga-statement-on-matt-meyers-primary-victory-in-delaware/ - 18Endorsements, 2024 race: Spotlight Delaware, May 7, 2024: ‘On April 30, the progressive Delaware Working Families Party endorsed O’Mara’ Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ spotlightdelaware.org/ 2024/ 05/ 07/ omara-governor-profile/ - 19Endorsements, 2024 race: Delaware News Journal (via Yahoo), Apr. 30/May 2, 2024: WFP endorses Collin O’Mara for governor Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.yahoo.com/ news/ working-families-endorsed-delaware-governor-155409321.html - 20Endorsements, 2024 race: Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, 2024 archive Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ weareprogressives.org/ 2024/
Sources
Each section lists its own sources, numbered through the page. Here they are together.
All sources for this record (20)
Overview
Term limit and tenure
The state’s rules for governor
- 5Delaware Department of Elections (opens in a new tab)
- 6Department of Elections, Getting on the Ballot: major party candidates file a notice of candidacy with the Department of Elections, and the page lists Governor among the offices (opens in a new tab)
- 7Delaware state government (opens in a new tab)
Election history
Financial records
Endorsements
- 11Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Democratic Governors Association, site search ‘Meyer’ (opens in a new tab)
- 12Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Justice Democrats, candidates (opens in a new tab)
- 13Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Working Families Party, Delaware (opens in a new tab)
- 14Endorsements, 2028 race so far: WHYY, Aug. 19, 2026 (Meyer backs WFP challengers; nothing on 2028) (opens in a new tab)
- 15Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, endorsements (opens in a new tab)
- 16Endorsements, 2028 race so far: Democratic Socialists of America, national endorsements (opens in a new tab)
- 17Endorsements, 2024 race: DGA Statement on Matt Meyer’s Primary Victory in Delaware (Sept. 10, 2024) (opens in a new tab)
- 18Endorsements, 2024 race: Spotlight Delaware, May 7, 2024: ‘On April 30, the progressive Delaware Working Families Party endorsed O’Mara’ (opens in a new tab)
- 19Endorsements, 2024 race: Delaware News Journal (via Yahoo), Apr. 30/May 2, 2024: WFP endorses Collin O’Mara for governor (opens in a new tab)
- 20Endorsements, 2024 race: Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, 2024 archive (opens in a new tab)
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