2006 Delaware House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006.^[1]

2006 Delaware House of Representatives election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →
All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Terry Spence Robert Gilligan Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 18th- New Castle 19th - Wilmington Last election 26 15 Seats before 25[a] 15 Seats won 23 18 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 117,161 118,329 Percentage 49.54% 50.03%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker before election Terry Spence Republican Elected Speaker Terry Spence Republican

Results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Party
1st	Dennis Williams		Dem	Dennis Williams		Dem
2nd	Hazel Plant		Dem	Hazel Plant		Dem
3rd	Helene Keeley		Dem	Helene Keeley		Dem
4th	Joseph G. Di Pinto		Rep	Gerald Brady		Dem
5th	Melanie George Marshall		Dem	Melanie George Marshall		Dem
6th	Diana McWilliams		Dem	Diana McWilliams		Dem
7th	Wayne Smith		Rep	Wayne Smith		Rep
8th	Bethany Hall-Long		Dem	Bethany Hall-Long		Dem
9th	Richard Cathcart		Rep	Richard Cathcart		Rep
10th	Robert Valihura Jr.		Rep	Robert Valihura Jr.		Rep
11th	Gregory Lavelle		Rep	Gregory Lavelle		Rep
12th	Deborah Hudson		Rep	Deborah Hudson		Rep
13th	John Van Sant III		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	Terry Spence		Rep	Terry Spence		Rep
19th	Robert Gilligan		Dem	Robert Gilligan		Dem
20th	Roger Roy		Rep	Nick Manolakos		Rep
21st	Pamela Maier		Rep	Pamela Maier		Rep
22nd	Joseph Miró		Rep	Joseph Miró		Rep
23rd	Teresa Schooley		Dem	Teresa Schooley		Dem
24th	William Orbele Jr.		Rep	William Orbele Jr.		Rep
25th	Stephanie Ulbrich		Rep	John Kowalko Jr.		Dem
26th	John Viola		Dem	John Viola		Dem
27th	Vincet Lofink		Rep	Vincet Lofink		Rep
28th	Bruce Ennis		Dem	Bruce Ennis		Dem
29th	Pamela Thornburg		Rep	Pamela Thornburg		Rep
30th	William Outten		Rep	William Outten		Rep
31st	Nancy Wagner		Rep	Nancy Wagner		Rep
32nd	Donna Stone		Rep	Donna Stone		Rep
33rd	Wallace Caulk Jr.		Ind	Robert Walls		Dem
34th	Gerald Buckworth		Rep	Donald Blakey		Rep
35th	J. Benjamin Ewing		Rep	David Wilson		Rep
36th	V. George Carey		Rep	V. George Carey		Rep
37th	Joseph Booth		Rep	Joseph Booth		Rep
38th	Gerald Hocker		Rep	Gerald Hocker		Rep
39th	Tina Fallon		Rep	Daniel Short		Rep
40th	Clifford Lee		Rep	Clifford Lee		Rep
41st	John Atkins		Rep	John Atkins		Rep

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican	32	117,161	49.54%	23	2
	Democratic	33	118,329	50.03%	18	3
	Libertarian	1	686	0.29%	0
	Independent	2	331	0.14%	0
Total		68	236,507	100%	41

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Rothenberg[2]	Likely R	November 4, 2006

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41

Results of the 2006 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[3][4]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Williams (incumbent)	1,346	74.99%
	Democratic	Vincent White	449	25.01%
Total votes			1,795	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Williams (incumbent)	4,695	100%
Total votes			4,695	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Hazel Plant has represented the 2nd district since 2000. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hazel Plant (incumbent)	601	73.74%
	Democratic	Donald Farrell	214	26.26%
Total votes			815	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hazel Plant (incumbent)	3,094	100%
Total votes			3,094	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

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

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helene Keeley (incumbent)	600	59.23%
	Democratic	Robert Bovell	413	40.77%
Total votes			1,013	100%

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

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helene Keeley (incumbent)	2,828	100%
Total votes			2,828	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Joseph G. Di Pinto has represented the 4th district since 1986. DiPinto didn't seek re-election and Democrat Gerald Brady won the open seat. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Brady	746	50.20%
	Democratic	Loretta Walsh	676	45.49%
	Democratic	Joseph Zilcosky	64	4.31%
Total votes			1,486	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Brady	4,053	54.99%
	Republican	Gary Linarducci	3,317	45.01%
Total votes			7,370	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

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

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie George Marshall (incumbent)	3,568	100%
Total votes			3,568	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Diana McWilliams has represented the 6th district since 2004. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana McWilliams (incumbent)	652	83.16%
	Democratic	Michael Dore	132	16.84%
Total votes			784	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana McWilliams (incumbent)	4,559	61.31%
	Republican	W. E. Smith	2,647	35.59%
	Independent Party	Michael Dore	231	3.11%
Total votes			7,437	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican and Majority Leader Wayne Smith has represented the 7th district since 1990. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Colantuono	408	74.73%
	Democratic	Fred Jeffrey Boykin	138	25.27%
Total votes			546	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Smith (incumbent)	4,526	55.28%
	Democratic	Carl Colantuono	3,662	44.72%
Total votes			8,188	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bethany Hall-Long has represented the 8th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent)	5,864	77.04%
	Republican	Edward Colaprete	1,748	22.96%
Total votes			7,612	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Richard Cathcart has represented the 9th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Cathcart (incumbent)	4,416	53.47%
	Democratic	Rebecca Walker	3,843	46.53%
Total votes			8,259	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Robert Valihura Jr. has represented the 10th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Valihura Jr. (incumbent)	4,101	56.76%
	Democratic	Francis Murphy	3,124	43.24%
Total votes			7,225	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Gregory Lavelle has represented the 11th district since 2001.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory Lavelle (incumbent)	4,635	57.97%
	Democratic	Eric Levin	3,360	42.03%
Total votes			7,995	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

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

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Hudson (incumbent)	5,133	64.68%
	Democratic	Harry Gravell	2,803	35.32%
Total votes			7,936	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat John Van Sant III has represented the 13th district since 1982. Van Sant didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Larry Mitchell won the open seat. Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Mitchell	375	41.67%
	Democratic	Edward Doyle Jr.	349	38.78%
	Democratic	W. P. Mahon	176	19.56%
Total votes			900	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Mitchell	3,126	59.65%
	Republican	John Jaremchuk Jr.	2,115	40.35%
Total votes			5,241	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

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

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent)	6,610	69.23%
	Republican	Kirk Pope Jr.	2,838	29.72%
	Independent Party	Maurice Barros	100	1.05%
Total votes			9,548	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

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

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Longhurst (incumbent)	5,195	74.19%
	Republican	Laura Brown	1,807	25.81%
Total votes			7,002	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, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J.J. Johnson (incumbent)	4,221	100%
Total votes			4,221	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the 17th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Mulrooney (incumbent)	4,619	84.24%
	Republican	David Lee Osborn	864	15.76%
Total votes			5,483	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican and House Speaker Terry Spence has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1980.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Spence (incumbent)	2,724	56.20%
	Democratic	Michael Barbieri	2,123	43.80%
Total votes			4,847	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat and Minority Leader Robert Gilligan has represented the 19th district since 1972.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Gilligan (incumbent)	4,896	100%
Total votes			4,896	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Roger Roy has represented the 20th district since 1976. Roy didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Nick Manolakos won the open seat. Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nick Manolakos	520	59.36%
	Republican	Brian Moore	356	40.64%
Total votes			876	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nick Manolakos	4,709	56.47%
	Democratic	Richard Korn	3,630	43.53%
Total votes			8,339	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Pamela Maier has represented the 21st district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pamela Maier (incumbent)	5,164	100%
Total votes			5,164	100%
	Republican hold

District 22

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

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Miró (incumbent)	5,471	88.86%
	Libertarian	David Okner	686	11.14%
Total votes			6,157	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Teresa Schooley has represented the 23rd district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Schooley (incumbent)	5,143	100%
Total votes			5,143	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican William Orbele Jr. has represented the 24th district since 1976.

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Orbele Jr. (incumbent)	2,822	100%
Total votes			2,822	100%
	Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Stephanie Ulbrich has represented the 25th district since 1994. Ulbrich lost re-election to Democrat John Kowalko Jr.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kowalko Jr.	2,473	52.00%
	Republican	Stephanie Ulbrich (incumbent)	2,283	48.00%
Total votes			4,756	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

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

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Viola (incumbent)	381	58.53%
	Democratic	Charles Tucker	270	41.47%
Total votes			651	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Viola (incumbent)	3,795	100%
Total votes			3,795	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Vincet Lofink has represented the 27th district since 1990.

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincet Lofink (incumbent)	3,049	51.07%
	Democratic	Earl Jaques Jr.	2,921	48.93%
Total votes			5,970	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Bruce Ennis has represented the 28th district since 1982.

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	4,343	100%
Total votes			4,343	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Pamela Thornburg has represented the 29th district since 2000.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pamela Thornburg (incumbent)	4,764	100%
Total votes			4,764	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

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

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Outten (incumbent)	3,521	63.35%
	Democratic	Robert Price	2,037	36.65%
Total votes			5,558	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Nancy Wagner has represented the 31st district since 1992.

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Wagner (incumbent)	2,829	54.51%
	Democratic	Prameela Kaza	2,361	45.49%
Total votes			5,190	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Republican Donna Stone has represented the 32nd district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Stone (incumbent)	2,805	100%
Total votes			2,805	100%
	Republican hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican turned Independent Wallace Caulk Jr. has represented the 33rd district since 1984. Caulk didn't seek re-election and Democrat Robert Walls won the open seat. Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ulysses Grant	496	51.29%
	Republican	Harold Peterman	471	48.71%
Total votes			967	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Walls	3,253	50.63%
	Republican	Ulysses Grant	3,172	49.37%
Total votes			6,425	100%
	Democratic gain from Independent

District 34

Incumbent Republican Gerald Buckworth has represented the 34th district since 1980. Buckworth didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Donald Blakey won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Blakey	3,560	56.10%
	Democratic	M. Jeanine Kleimo	2,786	43.90%
Total votes			6,346	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican J. Benjamin Ewing has represented the 35th district since 1986.

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Benjamin Ewing (incumbent)	3,928	100%
Total votes			3,928	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican V. George Carey has represented the 36th district since 1984.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	V. George Carey (incumbent)	4,420	62.24%
	Democratic	Paul Hayes	2,682	37.76%
Total votes			7,102	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Joseph Booth has represented the th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Booth (incumbent)	5,121	100%
Total votes			5,121	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Gerald Hocker has represented the 38th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Hocker (incumbent)	6,849	72.32%
	Democratic	Robert Maddex	2,622	27.68%
Total votes			9,471	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Tina Fallon has represented the 39th district since 1978. Fallon didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Daniel Short won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Short	3,370	68.59%
	Democratic	Richard Sternberg	1,543	31.41%
Total votes			4,913	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Clifford Lee has represented the 40th district since 1990.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford Lee (incumbent)	4,254	100%
Total votes			4,254	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican John Atkins has represented the 41st district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Atkins (incumbent)	4,199	62.71%
	Democratic	Barbara Lifflander[b]	2,497	37.29%
Total votes			6,696	100%
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Wallace Caulk Jr. left the Republican Party to become an Independent.
2. Also nominated by the Independent Party of Delaware.