2026 Delaware House of Representatives election

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2026 Delaware House of Representatives elections
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Melissa Minor-Brown Timothy Dukes
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Leader's seat17th - New Castle 40th- Laurel
Last election2714

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     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring

Incumbent Speaker

Melissa Minor-Brown
Democratic



The 2026 Delaware House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the Delaware Senate election and the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect members of the Delaware House of Representatives in all 41 of the U.S. state of Delaware's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Retirements

Republicans

  1. District 33: Charles Postles Jr. is retiring. [3]
  2. District 41: Richard G. Collins is retiring. [4]

Summary of results by district

District2024 Pres. [5] IncumbentPartyElected RepresentativeOutcome
1stD+77.6 Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem TBD
2ndD+71.9 Stephanie Bolden Dem TBD
3rdD+65.2 Josue Ortega Dem TBD
4thR+6.7 Jeff Hilovsky Rep TBD
5thD+57.7 Kendra Johnson Dem TBD
6thD+35.1 Debra Heffernan Dem TBD
7thD+37.2 Larry Lambert Dem TBD
8thD+23.8 Sherae'a Moore Dem TBD
9thD+15.5 Kevin Hensley Rep TBD
10thD+25.5 Melanie Ross Levin Dem TBD
11thR+24.3 Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep TBD
12thD+28.8 Krista Griffith Dem TBD
13thD+25.2 DeShanna Neal Dem TBD
14thD+22.2 Claire Snyder-Hall Dem TBD
15thD+34.1 Kamela Smith Dem TBD
16thD+54.5 Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem TBD
17thD+36.4 Melissa Minor-Brown Dem TBD
18thD+40.1 Sophie Phillips Dem TBD
19thD+16.1 Kimberly Williams Dem TBD
20thD+8.5 Alonna Berry Dem TBD
21stD+18.3 Frank Burns Dem TBD
22ndD+16.3 Michael F. Smith Rep TBD
23rdD+30.6 Mara Gorman Dem TBD
24thD+26.7 Edward Osienski Dem TBD
25thD+31.1 Cyndie Romer Dem TBD
26thD+42.3 Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem TBD
27thD+16.9 Eric Morrison Dem TBD
28thD+16.6 William Carson Jr. Dem TBD
29thD+16.9 William Bush IV Dem TBD
30thR+35.6 W. Shannon Morris Rep TBD
31stD+39.5 Sean Lynn Dem TBD
32ndD+25.6 Kerri Evelyn Harris Dem TBD
33rdR+14.1 Charles Postles Jr. Rep TBD
34thD+5.3 Lyndon Yearick Rep TBD
35thR+31.4 Jesse Vanderwende Rep TBD
36thR+12.1 Bryan Shupe Rep TBD
37thR+14.8 Valerie Jones Giltner Rep TBD
38thR+11.8 Ronald E. Gray Rep TBD
39thR+23 Daniel Short Rep TBD
40thR+43.8 Timothy Dukes Rep TBD
41stR+26.9 Richard G. Collins Rep TBD

List of districts

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

District 1

The 1st district is represented by Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 2

The 2nd district is represented by Democrat Stephanie Bolden, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 3

The 3rd district is represented by Democrat Josue Ortega, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 4

The 4th district is represented by Republican Jeff Hilovsky, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 5

The 5th district is represented by Democrat Kendra Johnson, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 6

The 6th district is represented by Democrat Debra Heffernan, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 7

The 7th district is represented by Democrat Larry Lambert, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 8

The 8th district is represented by Democrat Sherae'a Moore, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 9

The 9th district is represented by Republican Kevin Hensley, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 10

The 10th district is represented by Democrat Melanie Ross Levin, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 11

The 11th district is represented by Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 12

The 12th district is represented by Democrat Krista Griffith, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 13

The 13th district is represented by Democrat DeShanna Neal, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if they will do so.

District 14

The 14th district is represented by Democrat Claire Snyder-Hall, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 15

The 15th district is represented by Democrat Kamela Smith, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 16

The 16th district is represented by Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr., who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 17

The 17th district is represented by Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 18

The 18th district is represented by Democrat Sophie Phillips, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 19

The 19th district is represented by Democrat Kimberly Williams, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 20

The 20th district is represented by Democrat Alonna Berry, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 21

The 21st district is represented by Democrat Frank Burns, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 22

The 22nd district is represented by Republican Michael F. Smith, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 23

The 23rd district is represented by Democrat Mara Gorman, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 24

The 24th district is represented by Democrat Edward Osienski, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 25

The 25th district is represented by Democrat Cyndie Romer, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 26

The 26th district is represented by Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 27

The 27th district is represented by Democrat Eric Morrison, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 28

The 28th district is represented by Democrat William Carson Jr., who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 29

The 29th district is represented by Democrat William Bush IV, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 30

The 30th district is represented by Republican W. Shannon Morris, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 31

The 31st district is represented by Democrat Sean Lynn, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 32

The 32nd district is represented by Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 33

The 33rd district is represented by Republican Charles Postles Jr., who announced on November 25, 2025, that he would not seek re-election. [3]

District 34

The 34th district is represented by Republican Lyndon Yearick, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 35

The 35th district is represented by Republican Jesse Vanderwende, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 36

The 36th district is represented by Republican Bryan Shupe, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 37

The 37th district is represented by Republican Valerie Jones Giltner, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if she will do so.

District 38

The 38th district is represented by Republican Ronald E. Gray, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 39

The 39th district is represented by Republican Daniel Short, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 40

The 40th district is represented by Republican Timothy Dukes, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

District 41

The 41st district is represented by Republican Richard G. Collins, who announced on November 25, 2025, that he would not seek re-election in 2026. [4]

References

  1. Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. 1 2 Pencek, Matthew (November 25, 2025). "State Rep. Charles Postles announces he won't seek reelection in 2026". CoastTV. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Montes, Olivia (November 25, 2025). "These 2 Delaware House Republicans are not seeking reelection in 2026". The News Journal . Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  5. "The 2024 Election at a Precinct Level". VoteHub. Retrieved November 26, 2025.