2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The Democratic and Republican primaries was held on September 15, 2020.

2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, at-large district

November 3, 2020

Candidate Lisa Blunt Rochester Lee Murphy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 281,382 196,392 Percentage 57.6% 40.2%

County results Rochester:      50–60%      60–70% Murphy:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican nominee Lee Murphy is a private citizen and worked for most of his life at Amtrak as a conductor and manager. [2] Murphy has also worked as an actor and has appeared in Netflix's House of Cards.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lisa Blunt Rochester, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

Declined

• Scott Walker, Republican nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018[4][5] (running for Governor as a Republican)

Endorsements

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Organizations

• Sierra Club[6]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Lee Murphy, actor and candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Morris, sales consultant[8]

Results

Republican primary results[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Murphy	39,179	73.81%
	Republican	Matthew Morris	13,901	26.19%
Total votes			53,080	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Nominee

• David L. Rogers[10]

Independent Party

Declared

• Catherine S. Purcell[10]

General election

Endorsements

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

Organizations

• Sierra Club[6]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[11]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[12]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[14]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[15]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[16]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[17]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)	Lee Murphy (R)	Catherine Purcell (I)	David Rogers (L)	Other/ Undecided
University of Delaware	September 21–27, 2020	847 (LV)	–	51%	29%	5%	3%	13%[lower-alpha 2]

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2020[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lisa Blunt Rochester (incumbent)	281,382	57.63%	-6.63%
	Republican	Lee Murphy	196,392	40.22%	+4.78%
	Delaware Independent	Catherine S. Purcell	6,682	1.37%	N/A
	Libertarian	David L. Rogers	3,814	0.78%	N/A
Total votes			488,270	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "None/other/undecided" with 13%

References

1. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
2. Cherry, Amy. "'House of Cards' actor to run for US Congress in Delaware". Retrieved October 8, 2020.
3. @CATargetBot (April 13, 2019). "NEW FEC F2 Lisa Blunt Rochester (DEM) #DE00 (D-Blunt Rochester) classic.fec.gov/fecviewer/CommitteeDetailFilings.do?tabIndex=3&candidateCommitteeId=H6DE00206 …" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
4. "Fmr. House Candidate Scott Walker suspends longshot Democratic presidential campaign, says he's writing book". Delaware 105.9 FM. June 13, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
5. "Austin Auen on Facebook". Retrieved September 8, 2019.
6. "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
7. McAneny, DJ (August 19, 2020). "'I stand for the working man', GOP-endorsed Murphy hopes to challenge Blunt Rochester for Delaware's US House seat". WDEL. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
8. "Share: Matthew Morris: Republican Candidate for US House of Representatives (Delaware)-Podcast". Cape Gazette. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
9. "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
10. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
11. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
12. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
13. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
14. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
15. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
16. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
17. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
18. "2020 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Delaware", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Delaware: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Delaware". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Delaware at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) for Congress
• Lee Murphy (R) for Congress