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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 6, 2018. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2018. [1]
In the general election, Democrats took over all statewide offices and defeated two of the highest ranking Republicans in the Delaware General Assembly. [2] [3] [4] Those races were all won by Democratic women, putting a record number of women in statewide elected offices in Delaware. [5] The Democratic Party became the first party to hold all nine statewide offices in Delaware since the Republican Party in 1970. [6]
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Matthew Denn did not run for reelection to a second term in office. [7] The Republican Party originally nominated former chief Sussex County prosecutor Peggy Marshall Thomas, however Thomas later withdrew and the party nominated former New Castle County attorney Bernard Pepukayi. [8] [9] [10]
Former New Castle County chief administrative officer Kathy Jennings won the Democratic nomination, defeating three opponents, and went on to defeat Pepukayi in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy Jennings | 46,038 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | LaKresha Roberts | 17,584 | 21.6 | |
Democratic | Chris Johnson | 12,194 | 15.0 | |
Democratic | Tim Mullaney | 5,513 | 6.8 | |
Margin of victory | 28,454 | 35.0% | ||
Turnout | 81,329 | 25.4% [11] | ||
Total votes | 81,329 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Kathy Jennings | 218,332 | 61.31% | ||
Republican | Bernard Pepukayi | 137,725 | 38.69% | ||
Total votes | 356,057 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Republican nominee and incumbent state treasurer Ken Simpler, Democratic nominee Colleen Davis, and Green nominee David Chandler (who was also the nominee in 2014), were all unopposed in their respective primaries. Davis won the general election, denying Simpler a second term in office. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Colleen Davis | 187,225 | 52.36% | |
Republican | Ken Simpler (incumbent) | 163,999 | 45.87% | |
Green | David Chandler | 6,300 | 1.77% | |
Total votes | 357,524 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Wagner did not run for reelection to an eighth term. Republican nominee James Spadola was unopposed in his respective primary and won the nomination.
Kathy McGuiness won the Democratic nomination, defeating two opponents, and went on to win the general election against Spadola.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy McGuiness | 33,240 | 41.9 | |
Democratic | Kathleen Davies | 27,748 | 34.9 | |
Democratic | Dennis E. Williams | 18,431 | 23.2 | |
Total votes | 79,419 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy McGuiness | 205,611 | 57.90% | |
Republican | James Spadola | 149,479 | 42.10% | |
Total votes | 355,090 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
The state of Delaware will have various State Senate elections in the general election.
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darius J. Brown | 2,115 | 38.4 | |
Democratic | Bobbie Cummings | 1,387 | 25.2 | |
Democratic | Sam Guy | 1,280 | 23.2 | |
Democratic | Herman Holloway Jr. | 727 | 13.2 | |
Total votes | 5,509 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Darius J. Brown | 11,773 | 100% | ||
Total votes | 11,773 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman | 2,143 | 56.4 | |
Democratic | Jordan Hines | 1,660 | 43.6 | |
Total votes | 3,803 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman | 9,099 | 100% | ||
Total votes | 9,099 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Laura Sturgeon | 11,251 | 53.13% | |
Republican | Gregory Lavelle (incumbent) | 9,924 | 46.87% | |
Total votes | 21,175 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Ernesto Lopez (incumbent) | 14,781 | 52.67% | ||
Democratic | David Baker | 13,283 | 47.33% | ||
Total votes | 28,064 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Stephanie Hansen (incumbent) | 11,665 | 62.06% | ||
Republican | Christine Metzing | 7,129 | 37.94% | ||
Total votes | 18,794 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Bryan Townsend (incumbent) | 10,420 | 75.74% | ||
Republican | Dan Kapitanic | 3,336 | 24.26% | ||
Total votes | 13,756 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 8,617 | 55.09% | ||
Democratic | Louisa Phillips | 7,027 | 44.91% | ||
Total votes | 15,644 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Justin King | 1,240 | 67.5 | |
Republican | Donyale Hall | 596 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 1,836 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | W. Charles Paradee | 9,343 | 64.27% | ||
Republican | Justin King | 5,194 | 35.73% | ||
Total votes | 14,537 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | David Wilson | 10,816 | 65.17% | ||
Democratic | James Purcell | 5,783 | 34.83% | ||
Total votes | 16,599 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bryant Richardson (incumbent) | 8,816 | 65.03% | ||
Democratic | Bob Wheatley | 4,741 | 34.97% | ||
Total votes | 13,557 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
Certain notable State House elections are below.
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Debra Heffernan (incumbent) | 7,073 | 65.32% | ||
Republican | Jeffrey Olmstead | 3,754 | 34.68% | ||
Total votes | 10,827 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 7 Incumbent state representative Bryon Short did not run for reelection. Perennial candidate Rose Izzo previously ran her campaign for the Republican Party's nomination, but later switched to run for the Democratic nomination. Eric Braunstein won the Republican primary unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ray Seigfried | 762 | 28.7 | |
Democratic | Larry Lambert | 676 | 25.5 | |
Democratic | Joe Daigle | 661 | 24.9 | |
Democratic | Catherine Imburgia | 300 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | Rose Izzo | 257 | 9.7 | |
Total votes | 2,656 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ray Seigfried | 5,943 | 62.92% | ||
Republican | Eric Braunstein | 3,348 | 35.44% | ||
Libertarian | Scott Gesty | 154 | 1.64% | ||
Total votes | 9,445 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Sean Matthews (incumbent) | 6,448 | 68.69% | ||
Republican | Erin Wienner | 2,938 | 31.31% | ||
Total votes | 9,386 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Krista Griffith | 1,726 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Rachel Blumenfeld | 982 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 2,708 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Krista Griffith | 6,691 | 53.14% | |
Republican | Deborah Hudson (incumbent) | 5,898 | 46.86% | |
Total votes | 12,589 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 36 After Kerri Evelyn Harris's loss in the U.S. Senate election, many progressive Delaware Democrats shifted focus to support Don Allan in District 36. He was endorsed by Our Revolution, Delaware United, Kerri Evelyn Harris, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bryan Shupe | 5,244 | 64.81% | ||
Democratic | Don Allan | 2,848 | 35.19% | ||
Total votes | 8,092 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
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