Political Career
As a political newcomer,Townsend defeated Anthony J. DeLuca—who was then President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate—in the 2012 Democratic primary by 57 percent to 42 percent. [5] [6] Townsend went on to defeat Republican Evan Queitsch in the general election,winning 78 percent of the vote. [7] [8]
Townsend was reelected in 2014. He defeated primary challenger David L. Tackett with 78 percent of the vote, [9] [10] and was unopposed in the general election. [11]
In September 2015,in the wake of Representative John Carney's announcement that he would run for governor of the state,Townsend announced his candidacy for Delaware's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. [12] On September 13,2016,his candidacy ended when he placed second in a six-way Democratic primary,behind former state Secretary of Labor Lisa Blunt Rochester (25% to 44%). [13] [14]
Electoral History
2012:Townsend defeated incumbent Anthony J. DeLuca in the Democratic Primary and won the November 6,2012,General Election with 12,860 votes (78.4%) against Republican nominee Evan Queitsch. [19] [20]
2014:Townsend defeated David L. Tackett in a primary challenge with 1,253 votes (78.1%). He was unopposed in the General Election on November 4,2014. [21] [22]
2016:Townsend was defeated by former Delaware Secretary of Labor Lisa Blunt Rochester in a six-way Democratic Primary for Delaware’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Townsend placed second in the September 13,2016 Primary Election with 15,847 votes. [23]
2018:Townsend won the November 6,2018,General Election with 10,421 votes (75.75%) against Republican nominee Daniel Kapitanic. [24]
2022:Townsend was unopposed in the November 8,2022,General Election. [25]
2024:Townsend was unopposed in the November 5,2024,General Election. [26]
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