2018 Delaware Attorney General election

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2018 Delaware Attorney General election
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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Withdrawn nomination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)
Vice presidents
Senators
US 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

References

  1. "Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election".
  2. Cherry, Amy. "Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post".
  3. Mueller, Sarah. "Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG".
  4. "Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general". October 20, 2017.
  5. "DOJ's second-in-command running for attorney general - Delaware State News". January 10, 2018.
  6. "Endorsements - Chris Johnson for Attorney General". Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  7. "Coby Owens on Twitter".
  8. "Progressive Democrats for Delaware on Twitter".
  9. "Chris Johnson for Delaware Attorney General" . Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner". elections.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  11. "Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican". delawareonline. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  12. Diehl, Josh. "Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race".
  13. "Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out".
  14. "Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general - Delaware State News". October 25, 2017.
  15. McAneny, DJ. "Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race". Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  16. "Chris Coons on Facebook".
  17. "John Carney on Instagram: "Thank you to everyone who came out to the Sussex County Jamboree this weekend! We have a great slate of candidates this year, and I'm…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  18. "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  19. "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

Official campaign websites