Michael Newbold Castle is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
John Charles Carney Jr. is an American politician serving as the 74th governor of Delaware since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Carney served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 and as the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008,losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won,succeeding Markell,who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020,defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote.
The Delaware Democratic Party (DelDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is headquartered in New Castle County and chaired by Erik Raser-Schramm.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware took place on November 2,2010,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. It was a special election to fill Delaware's Class II Senate seat,then held by Democrat Ted Kaufman,an appointee. The seat had been previously held by the state's longest-serving senator,Democrat Joe Biden,who vacated it when he became Vice President of the United States in 2009.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 2,2010 to determine who would represent the state of Delaware in the United States House of Representatives for the 112th United States Congress. Democratic nominee former Lieutenant Governor,John Carney defeated Republican nominee Glen Urquhart,giving Delaware an all Democratic congressional delegation for the first time since before the 1942 midterms. This is the first open seat election since 1992 and only the second since 1976.
Elections were held in Delaware on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on September 14,2010.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on Tuesday,November 6,2012. Voters elected a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district,encompassing the entire state of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Representative John Carney defeated Republican challenger Tom Kovach to win a second term.
Delaware's 2012 general elections were held on November 6,2012. Primary elections were held on September 11,2012.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4,2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Delaware,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in Delaware after elections in 2006,2008,2010,and 2012.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8,2016,in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire,Oregon,and Vermont took place in 2014,as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber,while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,Senate,and House elections.
Debra J. Heffernan is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 6.
John A. Kowalko Jr. is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2006 to 2022. He represents District 25,which covers parts of Newark,Delaware. He was described as one of the first progressive members of the state legislature,which had grown to around 12 progressives by 2018.
Ernesto B. Lopez is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Delaware Senate,where he had represented the 6th District from 2012 to 2023. He was the first Latino elected to the Delaware Senate.
The 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election took take place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of Delaware,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 4,2014. 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 9,2014. As of 2022,this was the last time Republicans won any statewide election in Delaware.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 8,2016,to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Delaware from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Delaware,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Matthew S. Meyer is an American politician and attorney who is currently serving his second term as New Castle county executive. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected New Castle county executive in 2016 and again in 2020. He has been described as a progressive.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 6,2018,to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district,who will represent the state of Delaware in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with the election of a U.S. Senator from Delaware and other federal and state offices. Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester,the incumbent,won re-election.
On February 25,2017,voters in the 10th district of the Delaware Senate voted in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Democrat Bethany Hall-Long,the previous incumbent,who had resigned at the beginning of the year after having been elected lieutenant governor the preceding November. Democrat Stephanie Hansen,an environmental lawyer from Middletown who had in the past served a term as New Castle County Council President,won with 58.1 percent of the vote,defeating Republican opponent John Marino,who finished with 40.8 percent. Libertarian John Lanzendorfer,the only other candidate in the race,claimed the other 1.1 percent.
