2024 Delaware House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware.

The 2024 Delaware House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.^[2]

2024 Delaware House of Representatives elections

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Val Longhurst (lost renomination) Mike Ramone (retired) Party Democratic Republican Leader since June 30, 2023 January 10, 2023 Leader's seat 15th - Bear 21st - Newark Last election 26 15 Seats won 27 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 246,413 206,761 Percentage 54.37% 45.63% Swing 2.93% 2.05%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election Val Longhurst Democratic Elected Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown[a] Democratic

Retirements

Five incumbents did not seek re-election.^[3]

Democrats

1. District 3: Sherry Dorsey Walker retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
2. District 10: Sean Matthews retired.
3. District 14: Peter Schwartzkopf retired.
4. District 23: Paul Baumbach retired.

Republicans

1. District 21: Mike Ramone retired to run for Governor.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the September 10 primary election.^[4]

Democrats

1. District 15: Val Longhurst lost renomination to Kamela Smith.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	May 19, 2022

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1st	Nnamdi Chukwuocha		Dem	Nnamdi Chukwuocha		Dem
2nd	Stephanie Bolden		Dem	Stephanie Bolden		Dem
3rd	Sherry Dorsey Walker†		Dem	Josue Ortega		Dem
4th	Jeff Hilovsky		Rep	Jeff Hilovsky		Rep
5th	Kendra Johnson		Dem	Kendra Johnson		Dem
6th	Debra Heffernan		Dem	Debra Heffernan		Dem
7th	Larry Lambert		Dem	Larry Lambert		Dem
8th	Sherae'a Moore		Dem	Sherae'a Moore		Dem
9th	Kevin Hensley		Rep	Kevin Hensley		Rep
10th	Sean Matthews†		Dem	Melanie Ross Levin		Dem
11th	Jeffrey Spiegelman		Rep	Jeffrey Spiegelman		Rep
12th	Krista Griffith		Dem	Krista Griffith		Dem
13th	DeShanna Neal		Dem	DeShanna Neal		Dem
14th	Peter Schwartzkopf†		Dem	Claire Snyder-Hall		Dem
15th	Valerie Longhurst		Dem	Kamela Smith		Dem
16th	Franklin Cooke Jr.		Dem	Franklin Cooke Jr.		Dem
17th	Melissa Minor-Brown		Dem	Melissa Minor-Brown		Dem
18th	Sophie Phillips		Dem	Sophie Phillips		Dem
19th	Kimberly Williams		Dem	Kimberly Williams		Dem
20th	Stell Selby		Dem	Stell Selby		Dem
21st	Michael Ramone†		Rep	Frank Burns		Dem
22nd	Michael Smith		Rep	Michael Smith		Rep
23rd	Paul Baumbach†		Dem	Mara Gorman		Dem
24th	Edward Osienski		Dem	Edward Osienski		Dem
25th	Cyndie Romer		Dem	Cyndie Romer		Dem
26th	Madinah Wilson-Anton		Dem	Madinah Wilson-Anton		Dem
27th	Eric Morrison		Dem	Eric Morrison		Dem
28th	William Carson Jr.		Dem	William Carson Jr.		Dem
29th	William Bush IV		Dem	William Bush IV		Dem
30th	Shannon Morris		Rep	Shannon Morris		Rep
31st	Sean Lynn		Dem	Sean Lynn		Dem
32nd	Kerri Evelyn Harris		Dem	Kerri Evelyn Harris		Dem
33rd	Charles Postles Jr.		Rep	Charles Postles Jr.		Rep
34th	Lyndon Yearick		Rep	Lyndon Yearick		Rep
35th	Jesse Vanderwende		Rep	Jesse Vanderwende		Rep
36th	Bryan Shupe		Rep	Bryan Shupe		Rep
37th	Valerie Jones Giltner		Rep	Valerie Jones Giltner		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

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	33	246,413	54.37%	27	1
	Republican	29	206,761	45.63%	14	1
Total		62	453,174	100%	41

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 20, 1.40%
2. District 9, 5.52%
3. District 22, 9.54%

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 2024 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[6]

1st District

Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent)	9,252	100%
Total votes			9,252	100%
	Democratic hold

2nd District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Bolden (incumbent)	6,590	100%
Total votes			6,590	100%
	Democratic hold

3rd District

Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker ran for Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Jose Ortega won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josue Ortega	6,307	100%
Total votes			6,307	100%
	Democratic hold

4th District

Incumbent Republican Jeff Hilovsky had represented the 4th District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Hilovsky (incumbent)	10,533	57.99%
	Democratic	Gregg Lindner	7,630	42.01%
Total votes			18,163	100%
	Republican hold

5th District

Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendra Johnson (incumbent)	8,214	100%
Total votes			8,214	100%
	Democratic hold

6th District

Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Heffernan (incumbent)	8,766	65.65%
	Republican	Michael Krawczuk	4,586	34.35%
Total votes			13,352	100%
	Democratic hold

7th District

Incumbent Democrat Larry Lambert had represented the 7th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Lambert (incumbent)	7,208	70.29%
	Republican	Shane Stoneman	3,047	29.71%
Total votes			10,255	100%
	Democratic hold

8th District

Incumbent Democrat Sherae'a Moore had represented the 8th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sherae'a Moore (incumbent)	7,945	57.8%
	Republican	Chris Beronio	5,800	42.2%
Total votes			13,745	100%
	Democratic hold

9th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Hensley (incumbent)	8,762	52.76%
	Democratic	Terrell Williams	7,844	47.24%
Total votes			16,606	100%
	Republican hold

10th District

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews retired and had represented the 10th District since 2014. Democrat Melanie Ross Levin won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Ross Levin	7,953	60.43%
	Republican	Brent Burdge	5,208	39.57%
Total votes			13,161	100%
	Democratic hold

11th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent)	9,896	100%
Total votes			9,896	100%
	Republican hold

12th District

Incumbent Democrat Krista Griffith had represented the 12th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Krista Griffith (incumbent)	10,086	61.31%
	Republican	Steve Pickering	6,364	38.69%
Total votes			16,450	100%
	Democratic hold

13th District

Incumbent Democrat DeShanna Neal had represented the 13th District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DeShanna Neal (incumbent)	5,516	56.27%
	Republican	Danny Rappa	4,287	43.73%
Total votes			9,803	100%
	Democratic hold

14th District

Incumbent Democrat Peter Schwartzkopf retired and had represented the 14th District since 2002. Democrat Claire Snyder-Hall won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claire Snyder-Hall	9,630	54.64%
	Republican	Mike Simpler	7,995	43.73%
Total votes			17,625	100%
	Democratic hold

15th District

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Valerie Longhurst lost the primary and had represented the 15th District since 2004. Democrat Kamela Smith won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kamela Smith	9,286	100.00%
Total votes			9,286	100%
	Democratic hold

16th District

Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Cooke Jr. (incumbent)	8,092	100.00%
Total votes			8,092	100%
	Democratic hold

17th District

Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Minor-Brown (incumbent)	7,956	100.00%
Total votes			7,956	100%
	Democratic hold

18th District

Incumbent Democrat Sophie Phillips had represented the 18th District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sophie Phillips (incumbent)	7,760	100.00%
Total votes			7,760	100%
	Democratic hold

19th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Williams (incumbent)	6,964	62.85%
	Republican	Alex Homich	4,117	37.15%
Total votes			11,081	100%
	Democratic hold

20th District

Incumbent Democrat Stell Parker Selby had represented the 20th District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stell Parker Selby (incumbent)	8,857	50.70%
	Republican	Nikki Miller	8,612	49.30%
Total votes			17,469	100%
	Democratic hold

21st District

Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone retired to run for Governor and had represented the 21st District since 2008. Democrat Frank Burns won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Burns	7,415	57.88%
	Republican	Brenda Mennella	5,397	42.12%
Total votes			12,812	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

22nd District

Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Smith (incumbent)	8,601	54.77%
	Democratic	Monica Beard	7,103	45.23%
Total votes			15,704	100%
	Republican hold

23rd District

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach retired and had represented the 23rd District since 2012. Democrat Mara Gorman won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mara Gorman	7,934	100.00%
Total votes			7,934	100%
	Democratic hold

24th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Osienski (incumbent)	6,379	66.79%
	Republican	Joan Godwin	3,172	33.21%
Total votes			9,551	100%
	Democratic hold

25th District

Incumbent Democrat Cyndie Romer had represented the 25th District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cyndie Romer (incumbent)	5,969	64.92%
	Republican	David Hansberger	3,225	35.08%
Total votes			9,194	100%
	Democratic hold

26th District

Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madinah Wilson-Anton (incumbent)	7,123	100.00%
Total votes			7,123	100%
	Democratic hold

27th District

Incumbent Democrat Eric Morrison had represented the 27th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Morrison (incumbent)	7,766	56.21%
	Republican	Kristina Griffing	6,051	43.79%
Total votes			13,817	100%
	Democratic hold

28th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Carson Jr. (incumbent)	8,620	100.00%
Total votes			8,620	100%
	Democratic hold

29th District

Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Bush IV (incumbent)	8,746	61.83%
	Republican	Anthony Egipciaco Jr.	5,400	38.17%
Total votes			14,146	100%
	Democratic hold

30th District

Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Morris (incumbent)	10,118	100.00%
Total votes			10,118	100%
	Republican hold

31st District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Lynn (incumbent)	7,109	100.00%
Total votes			7,109	100%
	Democratic hold

32nd District

Incumbent Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris had represented the 32nd District since 2022.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerri Evelyn Harris (incumbent)	4,786	61.91%
	Republican	Amy Shampinato	2,945	38.09%
Total votes			7,731	100%
	Democratic hold

33rd District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent)	9,101	100.00%
Total votes			9,101	100%
	Republican hold

34th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon Yearick (incumbent)	7,165	55.34%
	Democratic	Tracy M. Miller	5,782	44.66%
Total votes			12,947	100%
	Republican hold

35th District

Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Vanderwende (incumbent)	9,015	100.00%
Total votes			9,015	100%
	Republican hold

36th District

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Shupe (incumbent)	7,757	62.86%
	Democratic	Rony J. Baltazar-Lopez	4,583	37.14%
Total votes			12,340	100%
	Republican hold

37th District

Incumbent Republican Valerie Jones Giltner had represented the 37th District since 2023.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valerie Jones Giltner (incumbent)	8,250	100.00%
Total votes			8,250	100%
	Republican hold

38th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Gray (incumbent)	15,341	100.00%
Total votes			15,341	100%
	Republican hold

39th District

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Short (incumbent)	7,440	100.00%
Total votes			7,440	100%
	Republican hold

40th District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Dukes (incumbent)	9,086	100.00%
Total votes			9,086	100%
	Republican hold

41st District

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

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Collins (incumbent)	9,490	64.42%
	Democratic	Tom Brett	5,242	35.58%
Total votes			14,732	100%
	Republican hold