2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee John Carney Tom Kovach Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 249,933 129,757 Percentage 64.40% 33.44%

County results House district results Carney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kovach:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election John Carney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Carney Democratic

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.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• John Carney, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[1]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Kovach, New Castle County Council president ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

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

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Kovach	15,018	65.6
	Republican	Rose Izzo	7,888	34.4
Total votes			22,906	100

General election

Candidates

• Bernie August (Green) ^[5]
• John Carney (D), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Scott Gesty (L), accountant. Gesty has also been endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware ^[6]
• Tom Kovach (R), New Castle County Council president

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg [8]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call [9]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times [11]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP [12]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill [13]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2012 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Carney (incumbent)	249,933	64.40%	+7.62%
	Republican	Tom Kovach	129,757	33.44%	−7.60%
	Green	Bernard August	4,273	1.10%	N/A
	Libertarian	Scott Gesty	4,096	1.06%	+0.41%
Total votes			388,059	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county
County John Carney Democratic Thomas Kovach Republican All Others # % # % # % New Castle 165,723 70.26% 65,066 27.59% 5,077 2.15% Kent 38,044 59.31% 24,623 38.39% 1,475 2.3% Sussex 46,166 52.43% 40,068 45.51% 1,817 2.06% Totals 249,933 64.41% 129,757 33.44% 8,369 2.16% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent (largest city: Dover) Sussex (largest city: Seaford)

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. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
7. "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
8. "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
9. , as of November 4,2012 [update]
10. Crystal Ball, as of November 5,2012 ^[update]
11. House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4,2012 ^[update]
12. , as of November 4,2012 [update]
13. "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
14. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

External links

• State Election Commissioner of Delaware
• United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites (archived)

• John Carney campaign website
• Scott Gesty campaign website ^{[ usurped ]}
• Rose Izzo campaign website
• Tom Kovach campaign website