2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

See also: 2014 Delaware elections

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, At-large district

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Nominee John Carney Rose Izzo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 137,251 85,146 Percentage 59.26% 36.76%

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

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

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Delaware in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the election of a U.S. Senator from Delaware and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Carney won re-election to a third term in office.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Declared

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

Republican nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012 ^[1]

Other candidates

Green

Nominee

• Bernard "Bernie" August, nominee for the seat in 2012 ^[1]

Libertarian

Nominee

• Scott Gesty, accountant and nominee for the seat in 2012 ^[1]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Carney (D)	Rose Izzo (R)	Bernie August (G)	Scott Gesty (L)	Undecided
University of Delaware [2]	September 10–22, 2014	902	± 3.9%	52%	17%	4%	7%	20%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg [4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Carney (incumbent)	137,251	59.26%	−5.14%
	Republican	Rose Izzo	85,146	36.76%	+3.32%
	Green	Bernard August	4,801	2.07%	+0.97%
	Libertarian	Scott Gesty	4,419	1.91%	+0.85%
Total votes			'231,617'	'100.0%'	N/A
	Democratic hold

By county
County John Carney Democratic Rose Izzo Republican All Others # % # % # % New Castle 87,240 66.27% 38,574 29.3% 5,829 4.42% Kent 20,546 52.6% 17,030 43.6% 1,486 3.8% Sussex 29,465 48.37% 59,542 48.5% 1,905 3.13% Totals 137,251 59.26% 85,146 36.76% 9,220 3.98% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Sussex (largest city: Seaford)

References

1. "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.
2. University of Delaware
3. "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
4. "2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
5. "2014 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
6. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
7. "State of Delaware - Elections Results". Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Delaware, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets