2014 Delaware Attorney General election

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2014 Delaware Attorney General election
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 2010November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee Matthew Denn Ted Kittila
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote121,41090,257
Percentage52.76%39.22%

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Denn:     40–50%     50–60%
Kittila:     50–60%

Attorney General before election

Beau Biden
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Matthew Denn
Democratic

The 2014 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden did not run for re-election to a third term in office instead opting to run for governor in 2016, but died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015. [1] [2]

Contents

Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Matthew Denn defeated Republican corporate attorney Ted Kittila with 52.76% of the vote. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew Denn Unopposed
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Ted Kittila, corporate attorney [6]

Declined

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ted Kittila Unopposed
Total votes100.0

Third-parties and Independents

Independent Party

Nominee

  • David Graham, tax auditor [8]

Green Party

Nominee

  • Catherine Damavandi, former deputy attorney general of Delaware [9]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • John Machurek, former candidate for state representative in 2012 [10]

General election

Results

2014 Delaware Attorney General election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew Denn 121,410 52.76
Republican Ted Kittila90,25739.22
Green Catherine Damavandi10,5994.61
Independent Party David Graham4,8792.12
Libertarian John Machurek2,9841.3
Total votes230,129 100.0
Democratic hold

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