2016 Delaware elections

Last updated

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

Contents

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.

Federal

President

U.S. presidential election in Delaware, 2016 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hillary Clinton 235,581 53.4
Republican Donald Trump 185,10341.9
Libertarian Gary Johnson 14,7513.3
Green Jill Stein 6,1001.4
Total votes441,535 100.0

House of Representatives

Delaware's at-large congressional district election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Blunt Rochester 219,887 55.52
Republican Hans Reigle172,29040.96
Green Mark J Perri7,9901.97
Libertarian Scott Gesty6,1521.55
Total votes406,319 100.0
Democratic hold

State

Constitutional officers

Governor

Delaware's gubernatorial election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Carney 234,341 58.34
Republican Colin Bonini 157,44239.18
Green Andrew Groff5,7021.39
Libertarian Sean Louis Goward4,3711.09
Total votes401,856 100
Democratic hold

Lieutenant governor

Delaware's lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long 248,141 59.44
Delaware Republican Party La Mar Gunn169,29140.56
Total votes417,432 100.0
Democratic hold

Insurance Commissioner

Delaware's Insurance Commissioner election, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Trinidad Navarro 246,428 59.29
Delaware Republican Party Jeff Cragg169,22840.71
Total votes415,656 100.0
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 Patti 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%
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. Kowalko Jr. Won Democratic John A. Kowalko Jr. 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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Townsend (American politician)</span> American politician

Bryan Jeffrey Schurgard Townsend is an American politician who represents District 11 in the Delaware Senate. Townsend was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2020. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 United States Senate election in Delaware</span> Election in the United States

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 local electoral calendar for 2014 lists the subnational elections held in 2014. Referendums, retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.

Debra J. Heffernan is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 6.

John "Larry" Mitchell Jr. is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 13. He was elected in 2006 after the retirement of Democrat John F. Van Sant. In 2019, he was elected majority whip in the House. He lost in the 2022 Democratic primary by 24 votes to DeShanna Neal, who went on to win the seat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bethany Hall-Long</span> American politician

Bethany A. Hall-Long is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She has served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Delaware since 2017. Hall-Long previously served in the Delaware Senate from 2008 to 2016 and in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008.

This local electoral calendar for 2016 lists the subnational elections held in 2016. Referendums, retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware</span> 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Delaware gubernatorial election</span> Elections in Delaware

The 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Carney was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Julianne Murray in a landslide.

This local electoral calendar for 2018 lists the subnational elections held in 2018. Referendums, retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Delaware House of Representatives election</span> 2016 elections in Delaware

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, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Delaware House of Representatives election</span>

An election was held on November 6, 2012 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. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Delaware House of Representatives election</span>

An election was held on November 4, 2008 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. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 9, 2008.

This local electoral calendar for 2020 lists the subnational elections held in 2020. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 United States state legislative elections</span>

The 2018 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6, 2018 for 87 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally, six territorial chambers in four territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Colorado elections</span>

Colorado state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register and receive a ballot by mail in Colorado was October 26, 2020. Voters may register in person and vote or pick up a ballot at Voter Service Centers October 19 through 7 p.m. November 3, 2020. Colorado exclusively used a vote-by-mail system, although voters may choose to vote in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Delaware Senate election</span> Legislative election in Delaware

The 2020 Delaware Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the elections for the Delaware House of Representatives, to elect members to the Delaware General Assembly. 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate are up for election. Primary elections were held on September 16, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 United States attorney general elections</span>

The 2018 United States attorney general elections were held on November 6, 2018, in 30 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia. The previous attorney general elections for this group of states took place in 2014, except in Vermont where attorneys general serve only two-year terms and elected their current attorney general in 2016.

This local electoral calendar for 2022 lists the subnational elections held in 2022. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Delaware Senate election</span> Election in Delaware

An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S. House of Representatives, and State House. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016.

References

  1. Williams, Wayne W. (November 16, 2016). "Colorado Election Results". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. "Delaware State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved 2016-11-19.