2016 Delaware House of Representatives election
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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.35%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 14th - Rehoboth Beach 39th - Seaford
Last election 25 16
Seats before 25 15
Seats won 25 16
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 226,083 149,871
Percentage 59.51% 39.45%
House results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Speaker before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

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An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016. There was no change in the composition of the House as both Democrats and Republicans held on to their seats, winning 25 and 16 seats respectively.[1][2]

Results

District Incumbent Party Elected Representative Party
1st Charles Potter Jr. Dem Charles Potter Jr. Dem
2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem
3rd Helene Keeley Dem Helene Keeley Dem
4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem
5th Melanie George Smith Dem Melanie George Smith Dem
6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem
7th Bryon Short Dem Bryon Short Dem
8th Quinn Johnson Dem Quinn Johnson Dem
9th Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep
10th Sean Matthews Dem Sean Matthews Dem
11th Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep
12th Deborah Hudson Rep Deborah Hudson Rep
13th Larry Mitchell Dem Larry Mitchell Dem
14th Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem
16th J.J. Johnson Dem J.J. Johnson Dem
17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Michael Mulrooney Dem
18th David Bentz Dem David Bentz Dem
19th Kimberly Williams Dem Kimberly Williams Dem
20th Stephen Smyk Rep Stephen Smyk Rep
21st Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep
22nd Joseph Miró Rep Joseph Miró Rep
23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem
24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem
25th John Kowalko Jr. Dem John Kowalko Jr. Dem
26th John Viola Dem John Viola Dem
27th Earl Jaques Jr. Dem Earl Jaques Jr. Dem
28th William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem
29th Charles Paradee Dem Charles Paradee Dem
30th William Outten Rep William Outten Rep
31st Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem
32nd Andria Bennett Dem Andria Bennett Dem
33rd Harold Peterman Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep
34th Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep
35th David Wilson Rep David Wilson Rep
36th Harvey Kenton Rep Harvey Kenton Rep
37th Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep
38th Ronald Gray Rep Ronald Gray Rep
39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep
40th Timothy Dukes Rep Timothy Dukes Rep
41st Richard Collins Rep Richard Collins Rep

Statewide

Party Candi-
dates		 Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic 35 226,083 59.51% 25 Steady
Republican 24 149,871 39.45% 16 Steady
Green 3 2,177 0.57% 0 Steady
Libertarian 2 1,546 0.41% 0 Steady
Independent 1 218 0.06% 0 Steady
Total 65 379,895 100.00% 41 Steady

Detailed Results

Results of the 2016 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[3][4]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. has represented the 1st district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Potter Jr. (incumbent) 8,901 100%
Total votes 8,901 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 6,256 100%
Total votes 6,256 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helene Keeley (incumbent) 6,060 100%
Total votes 6,060 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 9,565 100%
Total votes 9,565 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith has represented the 5th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie George Smith (incumbent) 8,280 100%
Total votes 8,280 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 9,545 100%
Total votes 9,545 100%
Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short has represented the 7th district since 2006.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryon Short (incumbent) 1,199 63.34%
Democratic David Brady 694 36.66%
Total votes 1,893 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryon Short (incumbent) 8,277 90.10%
Libertarian C. Robert Wilson 909 9.90%
Total votes 9,186 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quinn Johnson (incumbent) 8,703 100%
Total votes 8,703 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley has represented the 9th district since 2014.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monique Johns 879 60.92%
Democratic Richard Griffiths 564 39.08%
Total votes 1,443 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Hensley (incumbent) 7,812 60.37%
Democratic Monique Johns 5,130 39.63%
Total votes 12,942 100%
Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews has represented the 10th district since 2014.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 1,308 75.47%
Democratic Dennis Williams 425 24.53%
Total votes 1,733 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 6,654 60.74%
Republican Judith Travis 4,300 39.26%
Total votes 10,954 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented the 11th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) 6,821 69.56%
Democratic David Neilson 2,985 30.44%
Total votes 9,806 100%
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deborah Hudson (incumbent) 9,866 100%
Total votes 9,866 100%
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Mitchell (incumbent) 7,287 100%
Total votes 7,287 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 14th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 1,868 73.90%
Democratic Don Peterson 660 26.10%
Total votes 2,528 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 9,297 63.55%
Republican James Louis Demartino 5,332 36.45%
Total votes 14,629 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 15th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 1,106 64.46%
Democratic James Burton 610 35.54%
Total votes 1,716 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 9,390 100%
Total votes 9,390 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J.J. Johnson (incumbent) 7,536 100%
Total votes 7,536 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Mulrooney (incumbent) 7,721 100%
Total votes 7,721 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat David Bentz has represented the 18th district since 2015.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Bentz (incumbent) 7,348 100%
Total votes 7,348 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams has represented the 19th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Williams (incumbent) 5,967 63.00%
Republican James Startzman Jr. 3,503 37.00%
Total votes 9,470 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk has represented the 20th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Smyk (incumbent) 9,209 61.57%
Democratic Barbara Vaughan 5,529 36.96%
Independent Donald Ayotte 218 1.47%
Total votes 14,956 100%
Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ramone (incumbent) 7,574 82.21%
Green David McCorquodale 1,638 17.79%
Total votes 9,212 100%
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Joseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Miró (incumbent) 8,964 65.91%
Democratic Lanette Edwards 4,329 31.83%
Green Bernard August 306 2.26%
Total votes 13,599 100%
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach has represented the 23rd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Baumbach (incumbent) 6,550 100%
Total votes 6,550 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski (incumbent) 6,406 68.72%
Republican Timothy Conrad 2,915 31.28%
Total votes 9,321 100%
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent) 5,123 68.55%
Republican Michael Nagorski 2,350 31.45%
Total votes 7,473 100%
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Viola (incumbent) 7,745 100%
Total votes 7,745 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the 27th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 9,182 100%
Total votes 9,182 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 7,581 100%
Total votes 7,581 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Charles Paradee has represented the 29th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Paradee (incumbent) 6,777 62.01%
Republican Janice Gallagher 3,918 35.85%
Green Ruth James 233 2.14%
Total votes 10,928 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican William Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Outten (incumbent) 6,337 70.73%
Democratic Charles Groce 2,623 29.27%
Total votes 8,960 100%
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn has represented the 31st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Lynn (incumbent) 5,765 66.55%
Republican M. Jean Dowding 2,897 33.45%
Total votes 8,662 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andria Bennett (incumbent) 4,241 60.48%
Republican Patricia McDaniel Foltz 2,771 39.52%
Total votes 7,012 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Harold Peterman has represented the 33rd district since 2010. Peterman didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Charles Postles Jr. won the open seat.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district Republican primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Postles Jr. 714 45.21%
Republican Robert Scott 559 35.42%
Republican Morgan Hudson 306 19.37%
Total votes 1,579 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Postles Jr. 5,780 57.51%
Democratic Karen Williams 4,271 42.49%
Total votes 10,051 100%
Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick has represented the 34th district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) 6,518 59.08%
Democratic David Henderson 4,516 40.92%
Total votes 11,034 100%
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican David Wilson has represented the 35th district since 2008.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 35th district Republican primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wilson (incumbent) 1,252 69.21%
Republican Robert Mitchell 557 30.79%
Total votes 1,809 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wilson (incumbent) 6,553 72.91%
Democratic Gary Wolfe 2,435 27.09%
Total votes 8,988 100%
Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton has represented the 36th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harvey Kenton (incumbent) 7,175 100%
Total votes 7,175 100%
Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the th district since 2009.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 6,720 62.47%
Democratic Paulette Rappa 4,038 37.53%
Total votes 10,758 100%
Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray has represented the 38th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Gray (incumbent) 12,188 100%
Total votes 12,188 100%
Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Short (incumbent) 6,643 91.25%
Libertarian James Brittingham 637 8.75%
Total votes 7,280 100%
Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes has represented the 40th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Dukes (incumbent) 7,826 100%
Total votes 7,826 100%
Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Richard Collins has represented the 41st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Collins (incumbent) 5,899 59.18%
Democratic S. Bradley Connor 4,070 40.82%
Total votes 9,969 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ Albright, Matthew; Baker, Karl (November 9, 2016). "Blevins ousted, Legislature balance of power remains". The News Journal. New Castle, U.S.A. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2016 General Election (Official Results)". Dover, U.S.A.: Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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