2018 Delaware House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 6, 2018. Democrats consolidated their majority in the House by gaining one seat, winning 26 seats compared to 15 seats for the Republicans.^[1][2]

2018 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.20%
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 26 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 199,716 135,694 Percentage 59.06% 40.13% Swing 0.45% 0.68%
Results by Holds and Gains      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Results by vote share Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      90–100%
Speaker before election Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic Elected Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Party
1st	Charles Potter Jr.		Dem	Nnamdi Chukwuocha		Dem
2nd	Stephanie Bolden		Dem	Stephanie Bolden		Dem
3rd	Helene Keeley		Dem	Sherry Dorsey Walker		Dem
4th	Gerald Brady		Dem	Gerald Brady		Dem
5th	Melanie George Smith		Dem	Kendra Johnson		Dem
6th	Debra Heffernan		Dem	Debra Heffernan		Dem
7th	Bryon Short		Dem	Ray Seigfried		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	Krista Griffith		Dem
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	Franklin Cooke Jr.		Dem
17th	Michael Mulrooney		Dem	Melissa Minor-Brown		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	Michael Smith		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	William Bush IV		Dem
30th	William Outten		Rep	Shannon Morris		Rep
31st	Sean Lynn		Dem	Sean Lynn		Dem
32nd	Andria Bennett		Dem	Andria Bennett		Dem
33rd	Charles Postles Jr.		Rep	Charles Postles Jr.		Rep
34th	Lyndon Yearick		Rep	Lyndon Yearick		Rep
35th	David Wilson		Rep	Jesse Vanderwende		Rep
36th	Harvey Kenton		Rep	Bryan Shupe		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	37	199,716	59.06%	26	1
	Republican	30	135,694	40.13%	15	1
	Libertarian	6	2,759	0.82%	0	–
Total		73	338,169	100.00%	41	–

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• Deborah Hudson (R-District 12), defeated by Krista Griffith (D)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[3]	Safe D	October 8, 2018

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

Source for primary election results:^[4] Source for general election results:^[5]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. had represented the 1st district since 2012. Potter lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nnamdi Chukwuocha	2,306	59.50%
	Democratic	Charles Potter Jr. (incumbent)	1,569	40.50%
Total votes			3,875	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nnamdi Chukwuocha	7,640	100%
Total votes			7,640	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

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

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Bolden (incumbent)	1,169	59.70%
	Democratic	Ugundi Jacobs Sr.	789	40.30%
Total votes			1,958	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Bolden (incumbent)	4,693	100%
Total votes			4,693	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley had represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996. Keeley did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sherry Dorsey Walker	1,353	68.54%
	Democratic	James Hunter Miller	481	24.37%
	Democratic	Paul J. Falkowski	140	7.09%
Total votes			1,974	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sherry Dorsey Walker	4,434	100%
Total votes			4,434	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

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

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Brady (incumbent)	8,512	100%
Total votes			8,512	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith had represented the 5th district since 2002. Smith did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Kendra Johnson won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendra Johnson	1,438	59.86%
	Democratic	Ajawavi J. Ajavon	658	27.39%
	Democratic	William Resto Jr.	306	12.75%
Total votes			2,402	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendra Johnson	6,824	100%
Total votes			6,824	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

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

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Heffernan (incumbent)	7,073	65.32%
	Republican	Jeffrey Olmstead	3,754	34.68%
Total votes			10,827	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short had represented the 7th district since 2006. Short did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Ray Seigfried won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Seigfried	762	28.71%
	Democratic	Larry Lambert	676	25.45%
	Democratic	Joseph Daigle	661	24.88%
	Democratic	Catherine Imburgia	300	11.29%
	Democratic	Rose Izzo	257	9.67%
Total votes			2,656	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Seigfried	5,943	62.92%
	Republican	Eric Braunstein	3,348	35.44%
	Libertarian	Scott Gesty	154	1.64%
Total votes			9,445	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

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

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Quinn Johnson (incumbent)	5,864	62.94%
	Republican	Daniel Zitofsky	3,334	35.78%
	Libertarian	Cody McNutt	118	1.28%
Total votes			9,316	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

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

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monique Johns	1,204	50.14%
	Democratic	Debbie Harrington	754	31.40%
	Democratic	James Ryan	443	18.46%
Total votes			2,401	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Hensley (incumbent)	6,961	58.70%
	Democratic	Monique Johns	4,899	41.30%
Total votes			11,860	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

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

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Matthews (incumbent)	6,448	68.69%
	Republican	Erin Wienner	2,938	31.31%
Total votes			9,386	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

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

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent)	5,104	65.22%
	Democratic	Paul Thornburg	2,723	34.78%
Total votes			7,827	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson had represented the 12th district since 1994. Hudson lost re-election to Democrat Krista Griffith.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Krista Griffith	1,726	63.74%
	Democratic	Rachel Blumenfeld	982	36.26%
Total votes			2,708	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Krista Griffith	6,691	53.14%
	Republican	Deborah Hudson (incumbent)	5,898	46.86%
Total votes			12,589	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

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

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Mitchell (incumbent)	5,528	100%
Total votes			5,528	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

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

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent)	8,530	62.46%
	Republican	James Demartino	5,125	37.54%
Total votes			13,655	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

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

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Longhurst (incumbent)	7,329	87.87%
	Libertarian	Amy Merlino	1,011	12.13%
Total votes			8,340	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson had represented the 16th district since 2004. Johnson did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Cooke Jr.	1,195	46.69%
	Democratic	C. Linwood Jackson	688	26.88%
	Democratic	Jakim Mohammed	676	26.43%
Total votes			2,559	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Cooke Jr.	5,765	85.38%
	Republican	Albert John Ament	987	14.62%
Total votes			6,752	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney had represented the th district since 1998. Mulrroney did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Minor-Brown	1,329	56.89%
	Democratic	Michael Burns	565	24.18%
	Democratic	David J. Roberts	442	18.93%
Total votes			2,336	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Minor-Brown	6,107	100%
Total votes			6,107	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

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

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Bentz (incumbent)	5,876	100%
Total votes			5,876	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

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

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Williams (incumbent)	4,891	65.86%
	Republican	James Startzman Jr.	2,535	34.14%
Total votes			7,426	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

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

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Smyk (incumbent)	8,187	56.06%
	Democratic	John Bucchioni	6,281	43.01%
	Libertarian	Harry R. Smouse Jr.	134	0.93%
Total votes			14,602	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

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

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ramone (incumbent)	5,114	52.09%
	Democratic	Stephanie Barry	4,705	47.91%
Total votes			9,819	100%
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Joseph Miró had represented the 22nd district since 1998. Miró did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Michael Smith won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guillermina Gonzalez	1,426	61.17%
	Democratic	Renee Taschner	905	38.83%
Total votes			2,331	100%

Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district Republican primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Smith	1,108	63.57%
	Republican	Katherine Beard	635	36.43%
Total votes			1,743	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Smith	5,955	50.60%
	Democratic	Guillermina Gonzalez	5,815	49.40%
Total votes			11,770	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

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

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Baumbach (incumbent)	5,786	100%
Total votes			5,786	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

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

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Osienski (incumbent)	4,989	69.34%
	Republican	William Dilks Sr.	2,205	30.66%
Total votes			7,194	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

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

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent)	4,027	64.78%
	Republican	Bryan Rash	2,189	35.22%
Total votes			6,216	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

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

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Viola (incumbent)	5,417	73.89%
	Republican	Justin Cruice	1,914	26.11%
Total votes			7,331	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

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

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent)	7,123	85.33%
	Libertarian	William Hinds	1,224	14.67%
Total votes			8,347	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

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

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Carson Jr. (incumbent)	5,176	67.98%
	Republican	Charlotte Middleton	2,438	32.02%
Total votes			7,614	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Charles Paradee had represented the 29th district since 2012. Paradee retired to run for the state senate, and fellow Democrat William Bush IV won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Bush IV	5,585	57.72%
	Republican	Robin R. Hayes	4,090	42.28%
Total votes			9,675	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican William Outten had represented the 30th district since 2004. Outten did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Shannon Morris won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Morris	4,615	64.75%
	Democratic	Charles Groce	2,513	35.25%
Total votes			7,128	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

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

Democratic primary

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district Democratic primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Lynn (incumbent)	1,225	62.34%
	Democratic	Ralph Taylor	740	37.66%
Total votes			1,965	100%

Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district Republican primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Levi Anderson	611	72.22%
	Republican	M. Jean Dowding	235	27.78%
Total votes			846	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Lynn (incumbent)	4,675	65.48%
	Republican	David Levi Anderson	2,464	34.52%
Total votes			7,139	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

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

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andria Bennett (incumbent)	3,510	62.34%
	Republican	Cheryl Precourt	2,120	37.66%
Total votes			5,630	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd district since 2016.

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent)	5,001	60.51%
	Democratic	James Todd Webb	3,264	39.49%
Total votes			8,265	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

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

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon Yearick (incumbent)	5,476	58.13%
	Democratic	Adewunmi Kuforiji	3,825	40.60%
	Libertarian	William McVay	118	1.27%
Total votes			9,419	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican David Wilson had represented the 35th district since 2008. Wilson retired to run for the state senate. Republican Jesse Vanderwende won the open seat.

Republican primary

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district Republican primary election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Vanderwende	1,323	58.01%
	Republican	Robert D. Mitchell	958	41.99%
Total votes			2,281	100%

General election

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Vanderwende	5,648	100%
Total votes			5,648	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton had represented the 36th district since 2010. Kenton did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Bryan Shupe won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Shupe	5,244	64.81%
	Democratic	Donald M. Allan Jr.	2,848	35.19%
Total votes			8,092	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

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

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Briggs King (incumbent)	6,853	100%
Total votes			6,853	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

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

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Gray (incumbent)	9,635	65.75%
	Democratic	Meghan Kelly	5,019	34.25%
Total votes			14,654	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

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

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Short (incumbent)	5,452	100%
Total votes			5,452	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

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

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Dukes (incumbent)	5,848	100%
Total votes			5,848	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

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

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Collins (incumbent)	5,262	60.84%
	Democratic	S. Bradley Connor	3,388	39.16%
Total votes			8,650	100%
	Republican hold