The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Delaware since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

All of the 16 people were convicted of murder and have been executed at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, near Smyrna, Delaware. Capital punishment was abolished in Delaware on August 2, 2016.

List of people executed in Delaware since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of executionCounty Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 34 M March 14, 1992New CastleLethal injection Shirley Ellis and Catherine DiMauro Michael Castle 2 Native American 39 M March 3, 1993 Hugh Pennington Thomas Carper 3 Black 33 M August 31, 1993Sussex Elizabeth Reed 4 Black 45 M June 23, 1994Kent Byard Smith and Alberta Smith 5 White 27 M March 17, 1995New Castle Wilson Mannon Jr. 6 White 49 M January 25, 1996Kent Hanging Gilbert Lamberton and Clara Lamberton 7 Black 41 M January 30, 1996Lethal injection Byard Smith and Alberta Smith 8 White 39 M April 19, 1996New Castle Elizabeth Clark and James Clark Sr. 9 White 37 M April 23, 1999Kent 4 murder victims 10 Black 28 M September 24, 1999 Maurice Dodd 11 Black 37 M November 17, 2000New Castle Gwendolyn Weeks and Craig Williams 12 White 46 M April 26, 2001Kent Madeline Marie KisnerRuth Ann Minner 13 Black 37 M May 25, 2001New Castle Troy Hodges 14 White 36 M November 4, 2005 Sandra Lee Long 15 White 38 M July 29, 2011 Elizabeth Girardi Jack A. Markell 16 Black 28 M April 20, 2012 Cameron Hamlin Demographics Race White 8 50% Black 7 44% Native American 1 6% Age 20–29 3 19% 30–39 9 56% 40–49 4 25% Sex Male 16 100% Date of execution 1974–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 10 63% 2000–2009 4 25% 2010–2019 2 12% Method Lethal injection 15 94% Hanging 1 6% Governor (Party) Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) 0 0% Pete du Pont (R) 0 0% Mike Castle (R) 1 6% Dale E. Wolf (R) 0 0% Tom Carper (D) 10 63% Ruth Ann Minner (D) 3 19% Jack Markell (D) 2 12% John C. Carney (D) 0 0% Total 16 100%

See also Capital punishment in Delaware Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Delaware (pre-1972) – executions before Furman

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External links Delaware Department of Correction