2014 Delaware Attorney General election

2014 Delaware Attorney General election

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Nominee Matthew Denn Ted Kittila Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 121,410 90,257 Percentage 52.76% 39.22%

County results House district results Denn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Kittila:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

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]}

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Denn, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (2009–2015) ^[4]

Declined

• Beau Biden, incumbent attorney general ^[1]
• Kathy Jennings, former New Castle County chief administrative officer ^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Denn	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ted Kittila, corporate attorney ^[6]

Declined

• Colm Connolly, former United States Attorney for the District of Delaware ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Kittila	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Denn	121,410	52.76
	Republican	Ted Kittila	90,257	39.22
	Green	Catherine Damavandi	10,599	4.61
	Independent Party	David Graham	4,879	2.12
	Libertarian	John Machurek	2,984	1.3
Total votes			230,129	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• Delaware Attorney General

References

1. "Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware". CNN. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
2. FoxNews.com (May 31, 2015). "Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer". Fox News Network, LLC. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
3. "Denn wins Delaware Attorney General race". Delaware First Media. November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
4. "Denn enters AG's race; primary still possible". Delaware Online. April 21, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
5. "State prosecutor Jennings won't run for attorney general". Delaware Online. April 25, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
6. "Republican lawyer to enter AG race". Delaware Online. June 17, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
7. "Connolly not running for AG". Delaware Online. May 8, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
8. "Election 2014: Denn, Graham, Kittila face off in Attorney General race". Middletown Transcript. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
9. "Green Party's Damavandi running for attorney general". Delaware Online. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
10. "State of Delaware Department of Elections General Election 11/04/2014 Filed Candidates by Office". elections.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
11. "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2014.