2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
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  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  
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Nominee John Carney Tom Kovach
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote249,933129,757
Percentage64.40%33.44%

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County results
Carney:      50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carney
Democratic

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Map of Delaware's at-large congressional district

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Voters elected a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district, encompassing the entire state of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Representative John Carney defeated Republican challenger Tom Kovach to win a second term.

Contents

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010 [3]

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Kovach15,01865.6
Republican Rose Izzo7,88834.4
Total votes22,906 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 249,933 64.40% +7.62%
Republican Tom Kovach129,75733.44%−7.60%
Green Bernard August4,2731.10%N/A
Libertarian Scott Gesty4,0961.06%+0.41%
Total votes388,059 100.0%
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL . Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. "Izzo running for U.S. House seat again". The News Journal . October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware . June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

Official campaign websites (archived)