2016 Delaware House of Representatives election

2016 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.35%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 14th - Rehoboth Beach 39th - Seaford Last election 25 16 Seats before 25 15 Seats won 25 16 Seat change Popular vote 226,083 149,871 Percentage 59.51% 39.45%
House results by district      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic Elected Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic

An election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016. There was no change in the composition of the House as both Democrats and Republicans held on to their seats, winning 25 and 16 seats respectively. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Party
1st	Charles Potter Jr.		Dem	Charles Potter Jr.		Dem
2nd	Stephanie Bolden		Dem	Stephanie Bolden		Dem
3rd	Helene Keeley		Dem	Helene Keeley		Dem
4th	Gerald Brady		Dem	Gerald Brady		Dem
5th	Melanie George Smith		Dem	Melanie George Smith		Dem
6th	Debra Heffernan		Dem	Debra Heffernan		Dem
7th	Bryon Short		Dem	Bryon Short		Dem
8th	Quinn Johnson		Dem	Quinn Johnson		Dem
9th	Kevin Hensley		Rep	Kevin Hensley		Rep
10th	Sean Matthews		Dem	Sean Matthews		Dem
11th	Jeffrey Spiegelman		Rep	Jeffrey Spiegelman		Rep
12th	Deborah Hudson		Rep	Deborah Hudson		Rep
13th	Larry Mitchell		Dem	Larry Mitchell		Dem
14th	Peter Schwartzkopf		Dem	Peter Schwartzkopf		Dem
15th	Valerie Longhurst		Dem	Valerie Longhurst		Dem
16th	J.J. Johnson		Dem	J.J. Johnson		Dem
17th	Michael Mulrooney		Dem	Michael Mulrooney		Dem
18th	David Bentz		Dem	David Bentz		Dem
19th	Kimberly Williams		Dem	Kimberly Williams		Dem
20th	Stephen Smyk		Rep	Stephen Smyk		Rep
21st	Michael Ramone		Rep	Michael Ramone		Rep
22nd	Joseph Miró		Rep	Joseph Miró		Rep
23rd	Paul Baumbach		Dem	Paul Baumbach		Dem
24th	Edward Osienski		Dem	Edward Osienski		Dem
25th	John Kowalko Jr.		Dem	John Kowalko Jr.		Dem
26th	John Viola		Dem	John Viola		Dem
27th	Earl Jaques Jr.		Dem	Earl Jaques Jr.		Dem
28th	William Carson Jr.		Dem	William Carson Jr.		Dem
29th	Charles Paradee		Dem	Charles Paradee		Dem
30th	William Outten		Rep	William Outten		Rep
31st	Sean Lynn		Dem	Sean Lynn		Dem
32nd	Andria Bennett		Dem	Andria Bennett		Dem
33rd	Harold Peterman		Rep	Charles Postles Jr.		Rep
34th	Lyndon Yearick		Rep	Lyndon Yearick		Rep
35th	David Wilson		Rep	David Wilson		Rep
36th	Harvey Kenton		Rep	Harvey Kenton		Rep
37th	Ruth Briggs King		Rep	Ruth Briggs King		Rep
38th	Ronald Gray		Rep	Ronald Gray		Rep
39th	Daniel Short		Rep	Daniel Short		Rep
40th	Timothy Dukes		Rep	Timothy Dukes		Rep
41st	Richard Collins		Rep	Richard Collins		Rep

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	35	226,083	59.51%	25
	Republican	24	149,871	39.45%	16
	Green	3	2,177	0.57%	0
	Libertarian	2	1,546	0.41%	0
	Independent	1	218	0.06%	0
Total		65	379,895	100.00%	41

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [3]	Safe D	October 12, 2016

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41

Results of the 2016 Delaware House of Representatives election by district: ^{[4] [5]}

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. has represented the 1st district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Potter Jr. (incumbent)	8,901	100%
Total votes			8,901	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Bolden (incumbent)	6,256	100%
Total votes			6,256	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helene Keeley (incumbent)	6,060	100%
Total votes			6,060	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Brady (incumbent)	9,565	100%
Total votes			9,565	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith has represented the 5th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie George Smith (incumbent)	8,280	100%
Total votes			8,280	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Heffernan (incumbent)	9,545	100%
Total votes			9,545	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short has represented the 7th district since 2006. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bryon Short (incumbent)	1,199	63.34%
	Democratic	David Brady	694	36.66%
Total votes			1,893	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bryon Short (incumbent)	8,277	90.10%
	Libertarian	C. Robert Wilson	909	9.90%
Total votes			9,186	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Quinn Johnson (incumbent)	8,703	100%
Total votes			8,703	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley has represented the 9th district since 2014. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monique Johns	879	60.92%
	Democratic	Richard Griffiths	564	39.08%
Total votes			1,443	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Hensley (incumbent)	7,812	60.37%
	Democratic	Monique Johns	5,130	39.63%
Total votes			12,942	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews has represented the 10th district since 2014. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Matthews (incumbent)	1,308	75.47%
	Democratic	Dennis Williams	425	24.53%
Total votes			1,733	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Matthews (incumbent)	6,654	60.74%
	Republican	Judith Travis	4,300	39.26%
Total votes			10,954	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented the 11th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent)	6,821	69.56%
	Democratic	David Neilson	2,985	30.44%
Total votes			9,806	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Hudson (incumbent)	9,866	100%
Total votes			9,866	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Mitchell (incumbent)	7,287	100%
Total votes			7,287	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democratic House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district Democratic primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent)	1,868	73.90%
	Democratic	Don Peterson	660	26.10%
Total votes			2,528	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent)	9,297	63.55%
	Republican	James Louis Demartino	5,332	36.45%
Total votes			14,629	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district Democratic primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Longhurst (incumbent)	1,106	64.46%
	Democratic	James Burton	610	35.54%
Total votes			1,716	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Longhurst (incumbent)	9,390	100%
Total votes			9,390	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J.J. Johnson (incumbent)	7,536	100%
Total votes			7,536	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Mulrooney (incumbent)	7,721	100%
Total votes			7,721	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat David Bentz has represented the 18th district since 2015.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Bentz (incumbent)	7,348	100%
Total votes			7,348	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams has represented the 19th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Williams (incumbent)	5,967	63.00%
	Republican	James Startzman Jr.	3,503	37.00%
Total votes			9,470	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk has represented the 20th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Smyk (incumbent)	9,209	61.57%
	Democratic	Barbara Vaughan	5,529	36.96%
	Independent Party	Donald Ayotte	218	1.47%
Total votes			14,956	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ramone (incumbent)	7,574	82.21%
	Green	David McCorquodale	1,638	17.79%
Total votes			9,212	100%
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Joseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Miró (incumbent)	8,964	65.91%
	Democratic	Lanette Edwards	4,329	31.83%
	Green	Bernard August	306	2.26%
Total votes			13,599	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach has represented the 23rd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Baumbach (incumbent)	6,550	100%
Total votes			6,550	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Osienski (incumbent)	6,406	68.72%
	Republican	Timothy Conrad	2,915	31.28%
Total votes			9,321	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent)	5,123	68.55%
	Republican	Michael Nagorski	2,350	31.45%
Total votes			7,473	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Viola (incumbent)	7,745	100%
Total votes			7,745	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the 27th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent)	9,182	100%
Total votes			9,182	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Carson Jr. (incumbent)	7,581	100%
Total votes			7,581	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Charles Paradee has represented the 29th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Paradee (incumbent)	6,777	62.01%
	Republican	Janice Gallagher	3,918	35.85%
	Green	Ruth James	233	2.14%
Total votes			10,928	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican William Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Outten (incumbent)	6,337	70.73%
	Democratic	Charles Groce	2,623	29.27%
Total votes			8,960	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn has represented the 31st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Lynn (incumbent)	5,765	66.55%
	Republican	M. Jean Dowding	2,897	33.45%
Total votes			8,662	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andria Bennett (incumbent)	4,241	60.48%
	Republican	Patricia McDaniel Foltz	2,771	39.52%
Total votes			7,012	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Harold Peterman has represented the 33rd district since 2010. Peterman didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Charles Postles Jr. won the open seat. Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district Republican primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Postles Jr.	714	45.21%
	Republican	Robert Scott	559	35.42%
	Republican	Morgan Hudson	306	19.37%
Total votes			1,579	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Postles Jr.	5,780	57.51%
	Democratic	Karen Williams	4,271	42.49%
Total votes			10,051	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick has represented the 34th district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon Yearick (incumbent)	6,518	59.08%
	Democratic	David Henderson	4,516	40.92%
Total votes			11,034	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican David Wilson has represented the 35th district since 2008. Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district Republican primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wilson (incumbent)	1,252	69.21%
	Republican	Robert Mitchell	557	30.79%
Total votes			1,809	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wilson (incumbent)	6,553	72.91%
	Democratic	Gary Wolfe	2,435	27.09%
Total votes			8,988	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton has represented the 36th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harvey Kenton (incumbent)	7,175	100%
Total votes			7,175	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the th district since 2009.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Briggs King (incumbent)	6,720	62.47%
	Democratic	Paulette Rappa	4,038	37.53%
Total votes			10,758	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray has represented the 38th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Gray (incumbent)	12,188	100%
Total votes			12,188	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Short (incumbent)	6,643	91.25%
	Libertarian	James Brittingham	637	8.75%
Total votes			7,280	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes has represented the 40th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Dukes (incumbent)	7,826	100%
Total votes			7,826	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Richard Collins has represented the 41st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Collins (incumbent)	5,899	59.18%
	Democratic	S. Bradley Connor	4,070	40.82%
Total votes			9,969	100%
	Republican hold

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