United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2012

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United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2012
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Nominee John Carney Tom Kovach
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote249,933129,757
Percentage64.4%33.4%
U.S. Representative before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carney
Democratic

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Map of Delaware's At-large congressional district

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.

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Democratic nomination

Candidates

Republican nomination

Candidates

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Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Kovach15,01865.6
Republican Rose Izzo7,88834.4
Total votes22,906100

General election

Candidates

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Independent Party of Delaware political party in the US

The Independent Party of Delaware (IPoD) is a political party in the State of Delaware, United States. As of March 2016, it is the third largest political party in Delaware with 5,696 registered voters. The party supports laissez-faire capitalism, limited government, and supports a clean and healthy environment. It was officially formed on August 29, 2000 to provide Delaware voters with an independent alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties. IPoD works to support independent candidates for public office by providing them with ballot access, distributing information to voters, and encouraging participation in candidate debates.

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Results

Delaware's At-large congressional district election, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent)249,93364.4
Republican Tom Kovach 129,75733.4
Green Bernard August4,2731.1
Libertarian Scott Gesty4,0961.1
Total votes388,059100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Izzo running for U.S. House seat again". The News Journal . October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL . Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware . June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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