2018 Delaware Attorney General election

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2018 Delaware Attorney General election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee Kathy Jennings Bernard Pepukayi
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote218,351137,730
Percentage61.3%38.7%

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Jennings:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Pepukayi:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%
     No data

Attorney General before election

Matthew Denn
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Kathy Jennings
Democratic

The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Chris Johnson, former counsel for the City of Wilmington Law Department [3]
  • Tim Mullaney, former chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Justice [4]
  • LaKresha Roberts, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General [5]

Declined

Endorsements

Chris Johnson
State legislators
City Councilpersons
Individuals
Organizations
Kathy Jennings
LaKresha Roberts
Organizations
  • Eastern Sussex Democratic Club

Results

Results by county
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Results by county
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  •   Jennings—60–70%
  •   Jennings—50–60%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Jennings 46,038 56.6
Democratic LaKresha Roberts17,58421.6
Democratic Chris Johnson12,19415.0
Democratic Tim Mullaney5,5136.8
Margin of victory28,45435.0%
Turnout 81,32925.4% [10]
Total votes81,329 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn nomination

Withdrew

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Allen Jester (write-in)

General election

Endorsements

Kathy Jennings (D)
U.S. Vice President
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Governors
State legislators
Political candidates
Organizations
Bernard Pepukayi (R)
Political candidates
Declined to endorse
Declined to endorse Bernard Pepukayi

Results

Delaware Attorney General election, 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Jennings 218,351 61.31%
Republican Bernard Pepukayi137,73038.68%
Total votes356,081 100.0%
Democratic hold

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