2020 Delaware House of Representatives election
The 2020 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Delaware voters elected state representatives in all 41 districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Delaware House of Representatives.
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The primary election on September 15, 2020 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats retained control of the Delaware House with 26 seats to Republicans' 15 seats. To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, Republicans needed to net six House seats.
Democrats retained control of the Delaware House following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged: 26 D to 15 R.
Summary of results
Overall results
Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
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Democrats | 26 | ![]() | ||||||
Republican | 15 | ![]() | ||||||
Libertarian | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Valid votes | ||||||||
Blank and invalid | ||||||||
Total | 509,241 | 100 | - | 41 | ![]() | |||
Abstentions | 230,329 | 21.14 | ||||||
Registered voters/Turnout | 739,570 | 68.86 |
Detailed Results
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 |
- Note: Delaware does not report results in uncompetitive primaries (i.e., races with only one candidate per party in the primary). Therefore, most districts do not include primary results.[1]
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent) | 9,228 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,228 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) | 6,474 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,474 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherry Dorsey Walker (incumbent) | 5,772 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,772 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gerald Brady (incumbent) | 3,004 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Amy Solomon | 1,875 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 4,879 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gerald Brady (incumbent) | 9,330 | 70.0 | |
Republican | Jordan Nally | 3,995 | 30.0 | |
Total votes | 13,325 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kendra Johnson (incumbent) | 8,738 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,738 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Debra Heffernan (incumbent) | 10,097 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,097 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry D. Lambert, Jr. | 2,148 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | Ray Seigfried (incumbent) | 1,496 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 3,644 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Lambert | 8,208 | 67.2 | |
Republican | James W. Haubrich | 3,829 | 31.3 | |
Libertarian | Scott A. Gesty | 186 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 12,223 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherae'a "Rae" Moore | 1,292 | 41.8 | |
Democratic | Yvette Santiago | 977 | 31.6 | |
Democratic | Matthew W. Powell | 822 | 26.6 | |
Total votes | 3,091 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherae'a "Rae" Moore | 7,567 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Daniel Zitofsky | 5,715 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 13,282 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin S. Hensley (incumbent) | 9,812 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Debbie Harrington | 8,094 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 17,906 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Matthews (incumbent) | 2,481 | 81.4 | |
Democratic | Keith A. James II | 566 | 18.6 | |
Total votes | 3,047 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Matthews (incumbent) | 8,977 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,977 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) | 8,808 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,808 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Krista Griffith (incumbent) | 9,259 | 60.0 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Cragg | 6,183 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 15,442 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Mitchell Jr. (incumbent) | 7,546 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,546 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) | 12,822 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,822 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) | 9,112 | 67.8 | |
Republican | Michael Higgin | 4,091 | 30.5 | |
Libertarian | Amy A. Merlino | 227 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 13,430 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin Cooke Jr. (incumbent) | 7,679 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,679 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Melissa Minor-Brown (incumbent) | 8,001 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,001 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Bentz (incumbent) | 7,772 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,772 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kimberly A. Williams (incumbent) | 7,374 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,374 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephen Smyk (incumbent) | 12,883 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,883 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ramone (incumbent) | 6,703 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Stephanie Barry | 6,051 | 47.4 | |
Total votes | 12,754 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael F. Smith (incumbent) | 9,383 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Luann D'Agostino | 5,437 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 14,820 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Baumbach (incumbent) | 6,783 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,783 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward Osienski (incumbent) | 7,181 | 70.2 | |
Republican | Gregory Wilps | 3,052 | 29.8 | |
Total votes | 10,233 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Kowalko (incumbent) | 6,041 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,041 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Madinah Wilson-Anton | 1,276 | 42.7 | |
Democratic | John Viola (incumbent) | 1,233 | 41.2 | |
Democratic | Gabriel Olawale Adelagunja | 481 | 16.1 | |
Total votes | 2,990 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Madinah Wilson-Anton | 6,933 | 71.6 | |
Republican | Timothy S. Conrad | 2,754 | 28.4 | |
Total votes | 9,687 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric A. Morrison | 2,137 | 61.1 | |
Democratic | Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) | 1,359 | 38.9 | |
Total votes | 3,496 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric A. Morrison | 7,847 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Donald Carl "Tripp" Keister III | 4,700 | 36.8 | |
Libertarian | William M. Hinds | 225 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 12,772 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Carson Jr. (incumbent) | 8,167 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,167 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Bush IV (incumbent) | 7,687 | 55.8 | |
Republican | Robin R. Hayes | 6,081 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 13,768 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shannon W. Morris (incumbent) | 7,105 | 68.1 | |
Democratic | Chuck Groce | 3,328 | 31.9 | |
Total votes | 10,433 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sean Lynn (incumbent) | 6,889 | 69.2 | |
Republican | Richard Harpster | 3,065 | 30.8 | |
Total votes | 9,954 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andria Bennett (incumbent) | 5,291 | 63.2 | |
Republican | Cheryl Precourt | 3,078 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 8,369 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent) | 6,813 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Rachael King | 4,841 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 11,654 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Adewunmi "Ade" Kuforiji | 1,298 | 53.8 | |
Democratic | Bob Haynes | 1,116 | 46.2 | |
Total votes | 2,414 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) | 7,350 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | Adewunmi "Ade" Kuforiji | 5,472 | 42.7 | |
Total votes | 12,822 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jesse Vanderwende (incumbent) | 7,093 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Darrynn Harris | 3,253 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 10,346 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Shupe (incumbent) | 7,099 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Greg Fuller | 4,043 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 11,142 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 37
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) | 9,760 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,760 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ronald E. Gray (incumbent) | 15,409 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,409 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 39
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Short (incumbent) | 7,420 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,420 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy Dukes (incumbent) | 8,534 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,534 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard G. Collins (incumbent) | 8,983 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,983 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
- 2020 Delaware elections
- Elections in Delaware
- 2020 United States elections
References
- "2020 State Primary Election Report". Secretary of State of Delaware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- "2020 General Election Report". Secretary of State of Delaware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- The State of Delaware - Department of Elections. "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved 15 November 2020..
- The State of Delaware - Department of Elections. "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved 15 November 2020..