Thomas Richard Carper is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware,having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.
Michael Newbold Castle is an American lawyer and politician who was governor of Delaware (1985–92) and the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district (1993–2011). 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 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2010,in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives.
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.
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.
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 Republican member of the Delaware Senate,where he has represented the 6th District since 2012. 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 attorney,entrepreneur,former diplomat,regional Emmy-winning executive producer and educator 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. Meyer speaks fluent Swahili and conversational Spanish. He has also studied Hebrew,Arabic,French and Wolof. He is generally seen as a member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
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.
Stephanie Leigh Hansen is an American politician. She is a Democrat member of the Delaware Senate,representing District 10. She was elected in 2017 after winning a special election to fill the seat of Bethany Hall-Long,who had resigned to take office as the state's lieutenant governor. Prior to being elected to the state senate,Hansen served as president of the New Castle County Council.
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.
