Delaware elections, 2016

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Delaware's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.

Delaware State of the United States of America

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.

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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.

Delaware House of Representatives lower house of U.S. state legislature

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.

Delaware Senate

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.

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

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.

Federal

President

U.S. presidential election in Delaware, 2016 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hillary Clinton 235,58153.4
Republican Donald Trump 185,10341.9
Libertarian Gary Johnson 14,7513.3
Green Jill Stein 6,1001.4
Total votes441,535100.0

House of Representatives

Delaware's at-large congressional district election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Blunt Rochester 219,88755.52
Republican Hans Reigle172,29040.96
Green Mark J Perri7,9901.97
Libertarian Scott Gesty6,1521.55
Total votes406,319100.0
Democratic hold

State

Constitutional officers

Governor

Delaware's gubernatorial election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Carney 234,34158.34
Republican Colin Bonini 157,44239.18
Green Andrew Groff5,7021.39
Libertarian Sean Louis Goward4,3711.09
Total votes401,856100
Democratic hold

Lieutenant Governor

Delaware's lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long 248,14159.44
Republican La Mar Gunn169,29140.56
Total votes417,432100.0
Democratic hold

General Assembly

Summary

Senate

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats WonSeats After
Democratic 9106,96352.30%6 (Decrease2.svg 1)11
Republican 897,08047.47%5 (Increase2.svg 1)10
Green 14620.23%00
Total18204,505100%11

House of Representatives

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats Won
Democratic 35226,08259.51%25 (Decrease2.svg 1)
Republican 24149,86739.45%16 (Increase2.svg 1)
Green 32,1770.57%0
Libertarian 21,5460.41%0
Delaware Independent 12180.06%0
Total65379,890100%41

Senate

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
1 Democratic Harris McDowell III Won Democratic Harris McDowell III 11,85856.32%
Republican James Spadola9,19543.68%
5 Republican Catherine Cloutier Won Republican Catherine Cloutier 14,08359.48%
Democratic Denise Bowers9,59640.52%
7 Democratic Patricia Blevins Defeated Republican Anthony Delcollo 9,60450.55%
Democratic Patricia Blevins9,39849.45%
8 Democratic David Sokola Won Democratic David Sokola 8,86250.82%
Republican Meredith Chapman8,11346.52%
Green David Chandler4622.66%
9 Democratic Karen Peterson Retired Democratic John Walsh 13,500100.00%
12 Democratic Nicole Poore Won Democratic Nicole Poore 18,961100.00%
13 Democratic David McBride Won Democratic David McBride 14,503100.00%
14 Democratic Bruce Ennis Won Democratic Bruce Ennis 13,45459.55%
Republican Carl Pace9,13840.45%
15 Republican David G. Lawson Won Republican David G. Lawson 15,036100.00%
19 Republican Brian Pettyjohn Won Republican Brian Pettyjohn 14,003100.00%
20 Republican Gerald Hocker Won Republican Gerald Hocker 17,90872.39%
Democratic Perry J. Mitchell6,83127.61%

House of Representatives

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
1 Democratic Charles Potter Jr. Won Democratic Charles Potter Jr. 8,901100.00%
2 Democratic Stephanie Bolden Won Democratic Stephanie Bolden 6,256100.00%
3 Democratic Helene Keeley Won Democratic Helene Keeley 6,060100.00%
4 Democratic Gerald Brady Won Democratic Gerald Brady 9,565100.00%
5 Democratic Melanie George Smith Won Democratic Melanie George Smith 8,280100.00%
6 Democratic Debra Heffernan Won Democratic Debra Heffernan 9,545100.00%
7 Democratic Bryon Short Won Democratic Bryon Short 8,27790.10%
Libertarian Robert Wilson9099.90%
8 Democratic S. Quinton Johnson Won Democratic S. Quinton Johnson 8,703100.00%
9 Democratic Rebecca Walker Retired Republican Kevin S. Hensley 7,81260.37%
Democratic Monique Johns5,13039.63%
10 Democratic Dennis E. Williams Defeated in primary Democratic Sean Matthews 6,65460.74%
Republican Judith Travis4,30039.26%
11 Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman Won Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman 6,82169.56%
Democratic David L. Neilson2,98530.44%
12 Republican Deborah Hudson Won Republican Deborah Hudson 9,866100.00%
13 Democratic John Mitchell, Jr. Won Democratic John Mitchell, Jr. 7,287100.00%
14 Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf Won Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf 9,29763.55%
Republican James Louis Demartino5,33236.45%
15 Democratic Valerie Longhurst Won Democratic Valerie Longhurst 9,390100.00%
16 Democratic James Johnson Won Democratic James Johnson 7,536100.00%
17 Democratic Michael Mulrooney Won Democratic Michael Mulrooney 7,721100.00%
18 Democratic David Bentz Won Democratic David Bentz 7,348100.00%
19 Democratic Kimberly Williams Won Democratic Kimberly Williams 5,96763.00%
Republican James Startzman3,50337.00%
20 Republican Stephen Smyk Won Republican Stephen Smyk 9,20961.57%
Democratic Barbara Vaughan5,52936.96%
Delaware Independent Donald R. Ayotte2181.47%
21 Republican Michael Ramone Won Republican Michael Ramone 7,57482.21%
Green David Mccorquodale1,63817.79%
22 Republican Joseph Miro Won Republican Joseph Miro 8,96265.91%
Democratic Lanette Edwards4,32931.83%
Green Bernard August3062.26%
23 Democratic Paul Baumbach Won Democratic Paul Baumbach 6,550100.00%
24 Democratic Edward Osienski Won Democratic Edward Osienski 6,40668.72%
Republican Timothy Conrad2,91531.28%
25 Democratic John A KowalkJr Won Democratic John A KowalkJr 5,12368.55%
Republican Michael Nagorski2,35031.45%
26 Democratic John Viola Won Democratic John Viola 7,745100.00%
27 Democratic Earl Jaques, Jr. Won Democratic Earl Jaques, Jr. 9,182100.00%
28 Democratic William Carson Won Democratic William Carson 7,581100.00%
29 Democratic W. Charles Paradee III Won Democratic W. Charles Paradee III 6,77662.01%
Republican Janice Gallagher3,91835.85%
Green Ruth A. James2332.14%
30 Republican William Outten Won Republican William Outten 6,33770.73%
Democratic Charles Groce2,62329.27%
31 Democratic Darryl Scott Retired Democratic Sean M. Lynn 5,76566.55%
Republican M. Jean Dowding2,89733.45%
32 Democratic Andria Bennett Won Democratic Andria Bennett 4,24160.48%
Republican Patricia McDaniel Foltz2,77139.52%
33 Republican Charles S. Postles, Jr. Won Republican Charles S. Postles, Jr. 5,78057.51%
Democratic Karen Williams4,27142.49%
34 Republican Donald A. Blakey Defeated in primary Republican Lyndon D. Yearick 6,51859.08%
Democratic David Henderson4,51640.92%
35 Republican David Wilson Won Republican David Wilson 6,55272.91%
Democratic Gary M. Wolfe2,43527.09%
36 Republican Harvey Kenton Won Republican Harvey Kenton 7,174100.00%
37 Republican Ruth Briggs King Won Republican Ruth Briggs King 6,72062.47%
Democratic Paulette Rappa4,03837.53%
38 Republican Ronald Gray Won Republican Ronald Gray 12,188100.00%
39 Republican Daniel Short Won Republican Daniel Short 6,64391.25%
Libertarian James Brittingham6378.75%
40 Republican Timothy Dukes Won Republican Timothy Dukes 7,826100.00%
41 Republican Richard Collins Won Republican Richard Collins 5,89959.18%
Democratic S. Bradley Connor4,07040.82%

Source: Delaware Department of Elections, [3] Ballotpedia [4] [5]

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