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Delaware's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.
Delaware is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, north by Pennsylvania, and east by New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.
All 41 seats of the Delaware House of Representatives, 11 seats (out of 21) of the Delaware Senate, as well as the offices of Governor of Delaware, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and the State Insurance commissioner, were up for election.
The Delaware House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Its members are not subject to term limits. The House meets at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover.
The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at which time Senators may be elected to a two-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Delaware Senate meets at the Legislative Hall in Dover.
The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. Lieutenant governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. President and take office the following January.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 235,581 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Donald Trump | 185,103 | 41.9 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 14,751 | 3.3 | |
Green | Jill Stein | 6,100 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 441,535 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Blunt Rochester | 219,887 | 55.52 | |
Republican | Hans Reigle | 172,290 | 40.96 | |
Green | Mark J Perri | 7,990 | 1.97 | |
Libertarian | Scott Gesty | 6,152 | 1.55 | |
Total votes | 406,319 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Carney | 234,341 | 58.34 | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 157,442 | 39.18 | |
Green | Andrew Groff | 5,702 | 1.39 | |
Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,371 | 1.09 | |
Total votes | 401,856 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bethany Hall-Long | 248,141 | 59.44 | |
Republican | La Mar Gunn | 169,291 | 40.56 | |
Total votes | 417,432 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Senate
Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | Seats After | |
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Democratic | 9 | 106,963 | 52.30% | 6 (![]() | 11 | |
Republican | 8 | 97,080 | 47.47% | 5 (![]() | 10 | |
Green | 1 | 462 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 204,505 | 100% | 11 |
House of Representatives
Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | |
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Democratic | 35 | 226,082 | 59.51% | 25 (![]() | |
Republican | 24 | 149,867 | 39.45% | 16 (![]() | |
Green | 3 | 2,177 | 0.57% | 0 | |
Libertarian | 2 | 1,546 | 0.41% | 0 | |
Delaware Independent | 1 | 218 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 379,890 | 100% | 41 |
Source: Delaware Department of Elections, [3] Ballotpedia [4] [5]
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