2010 Delaware elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 11 2 2010 Delaware elections Delaware presidential Yes 2008 Delaware elections 2008 2012 Delaware elections 2012 Elections were held in Delaware on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010. Federal Senate 2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware The 2010 election for the United States Senate was an open seat special election to finish the term ending in January 2015. Joe Biden, the 36-year senator from the seat, was reelected to his Senate seat in 2008 and was simultaneously elected vice president of the United States. He resigned on January 16, 2009, in order to take his seat as vice president (he was sworn in five days later, on January 20, Inauguration Day). Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner announced her intention to appoint Biden's longtime aide and chief of staff Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman on November 24, 2008, and made the appointment the same day Biden resigned. Kaufman was sworn in as a senator the next day. He made clear that he would not be a candidate for election in 2010. Biden's son Beau Biden, the state attorney general, considered entering the race but decided not to. Democrat Chris Coons, the county executive of New Castle County, entered the race instead and won the Democratic nomination unopposed. In a widely publicized Republican primary, Michael Castle, the former governor and nine-term U.S. representative for Delaware's sole congressional seat who was initially heavily favored to win the primary and then the general election, was defeated in an upset by Tea Party movement-aligned marketing consultant Christine O'Donnell. Coons went on to defeat O'Donnell, as well as minor-party candidates Glenn A. Miller (Independent Party of Delaware) and James W. Rash (Libertarian), by a wide margin. 2010 election, U.S. senator for Delaware Democratic Party (United States) Chris Coons 174,012 56.6 Republican Party (United States) Christine O'Donnell 123,053 40 Independent Party of Delaware Glenn A. Miller 8,201 2.7 Libertarian Party (United States) James W. Rash 2,101 0.7 House of Representatives United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, 2010 John Carney was elected to Delaware's sole seat in the House of Representatives, replacing Republican Mike Castle, who vacated his seat to unsuccessfully run for the Senate. This was one of just three House seats to be picked up by the Democrats; the others were Cedric Richmond in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district and Colleen Hanabusa in Hawaii's 1st congressional district. 2010 election, Delaware's at-large congressional district Democratic Party (United States) John Carney 173,543 56.8 Republican Party (United States) Glen Urquhart 125,442 41 Independent Party of Delaware Earl R. Lofland 3,704 1.2 Libertarian Party (United States) Brent A. Wangen 1,986 0.6 Blue Enigma Party Jeffrey Brown 961 0.4 State Constitutional officers Attorney General 2010 Delaware Attorney General election Delaware presidential no 2006 Delaware elections 2006 2014 Delaware Attorney General election 2014 File:Beau Biden 2013 (cropped).jpg Beau Biden Democratic Party (US) 203,931 78.9% 3x4.svg Doug Camp Independent Party of Delaware 54,503 21.1% 110px County results 110px State House district results Biden: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Attorney General Beau Biden Democratic Party (US) Beau Biden Democratic Party (US) Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III, son of Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr., cruised to reelection as Delaware attorney general with no major-party opposition and a commanding 58-point margin of victory. Beau Biden had considered running in the special Senate election held simultaneously with the general election to serve the balance of his father's unexpired Senate term. (His father resigned to become vice president.) However, Beau chose to run for reelection as attorney general instead. 2010 election, Delaware attorney general Democratic Party (United States) Beau Biden 203,931 78.9 Independent Party of Delaware Doug Camp 54,503 21.1 Treasurer 2010 Delaware State Treasurer election Delaware presidential no 2006 Delaware elections#Treasurer 2006 2014 Delaware elections#Treasurer 2014 File:Colin Bonini 2 (cropped).jpg Colin Bonini Democratic Party (United States) 153,203 51.0% File:Chip Campaign Official Photo.jpeg 150x150px Chipman Flowers Jr. Republican Party (United States) 147,031 48.9% 110px County results 110px State House district results Flowers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Bonini: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter Democratic Party (United States) Chipman Flowers Jr. Democratic Party (United States) In this race, Democrat Chipman "Chip" Flowers Jr., a 35-year-old attorney from Middletown, narrowly edging out Republican Colin R. J. Bonini of Magnolia, a 45-year-old state senator representing District 16. Flowers replaced Velda Jones-Potter, the incumbent treasurer appointed by Governor Jack Markell to finish out his term as treasurer when he was elected to the governorship in the 2008 election. Jones-Potter ran for the Democratic nomination, but was defeated by Flowers in the primary. Flowers became Delaware's first African American elected to statewide office. Bonini remained a state senator until 2010.August 2022 2010 election, Delaware State Treasurer Democratic Party (United States) Chip Flowers, Jr. 153,203 51 Republican Party (United States) Colin R. J. Bonini 147,031 49 Auditor of Accounts 2010 Delaware State Auditor election Delaware presidential no 2006 Delaware elections#Auditor of Accounts 2006 2014 Delaware elections#Auditor of Accounts 2014 3x4.svg Richard Korn Democratic Party (United States) 150,156 50.4% File:Auditor Tom Wagner.jpg 150x150px Tom Wagner Republican Party (United States) 147,593 49.6% 110px County results 110px State House district results Wagner: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Korn: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Auditor Tom Wagner Republican Party (United States) Tom Wagner Republican Party (United States) In this race, longtime State Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner Jr. of Dover, the Republican nominee and 21-year incumbent, won a sixth term in office by just 2,563 votes (0.8 percent) over Democratic nominee Richard Korn of Wilmington, the president and CEO of Franklin Strategies, a political consulting firm. This was the closest statewide race in Delaware in the 2010 general elections. 2010 election, Delaware Auditor of Accounts Republican Party (United States) R. Thomas Wagner Jr. 150,156 50.4 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Korn 147,593 49.6 General Assembly Senate 2010 Delaware Senate election Half of the seats of the Delaware Senate were up for election in 2010. House of Representatives Delaware House of Representatives election, 2010 All of the seats in the Delaware House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Local Sheriffs The countywide position of sheriff was up for election in all of Delaware's three counties. In heavily Democratic New Castle County, Democratic nominee Trinidad Navarro, 40, a senior corporal and chief media spokesman with the New Castle County Police, won by a very wide margin, defeating Republican William Hart, a commercial construction project manager and Independence Party of Delaware candidate Joseph O'Leary. In the Democratic primaries, Navarro routed 30-year incumbent Sheriff Mike Walsh, 72, with 63.3 percent of the vote. In the Republican primary, Hart defeated O'Leary, 14,377 to 11,105, but O'Leary chose to run as an Independence Party candidate.http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100915/NEWS02/9150359/Delaware-elections-Trinidad-Navarro-defeats-30-year-incumbent-sheriff 2010 election, sheriff of New Castle County Democratic Party (United States) Trinidad Navarro 125,133 68.8 Republican Party (United States) William Hart 48,437 26.6 Independent Party of Delaware Joseph O'Leary 8,414 4.6 In Sussex County, Republican Jeffrey Scott Christopher, 46, of Greenwood, a former Sussex County sheriff's chief deputy, won with 53.8 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Democrat Eric D. Swanson, 56, of Lewes, who had been sheriff since 2007 and, before that, a Delaware State Policeman.http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/201010-01-15/15015-sheriffs-race.html Jeffrey Scott Christopher challenges Eric Swanson for sheriff's seat - by Kara Nuzback - CapeGazette.com - Covering Delaware's Cape Region - Inland Bays, Atlantic Ocean, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Milton, Dewey Beach, USA 2010-11-28 dead https://archive.today/20120722135452/http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/201010-01-15/15015-sheriffs-race.html 2012-07-22 2010 election, sheriff of Sussex County Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey S. Christopher 36,900 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) Eric D. Swanson 31,635 46.2 In Kent County, Democrat Norman Wood of Camden, a Smyrna Police Department lieutenant, defeated Republican incumbent Sheriff James A. Higdon Jr. of Dover.http://www.doverpost.com/communities/camden-wyoming/x767634371/Smyrna-PD-s-Norman-Wood-to-run-for-Kent-sheriff Smyrna PD's Norman Wood to run for Kent sheriff - Dover, DE - Dover Post 2010-11-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110718151928/http://www.doverpost.com/communities/camden-wyoming/x767634371/Smyrna-PD-s-Norman-Wood-to-run-for-Kent-sheriff 2011-07-18 http://www.doverpost.com/news/x1617319655/Newsmaker-Q-A-Kent-County-sheriff-elect-Norman-Wood Newsmaker Q&A: Kent County sheriff-elect Norman Wood Higdon pleaded guilty in July 2010 to driving under the influence on May 29, 2010. First elected in 1994, he won reelection three more times, in 1998, 2002, and 2006, and only in 1998 had an opponent.http://www.wgmd.com/?p=6802 Kent County Sheriff James Higdon pleads guilty to DUI - WGMD.COM 2010-11-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035759/http://www.wgmd.com/?p=6802 2011-07-18 http://www.doverpost.com/communities/dover/x1332181510/Kent-County-sheriff-awaits-his-day-in-court Kent County sheriff awaits his day in court - Dover, DE - Dover Post 2010-11-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110718152125/http://www.doverpost.com/communities/dover/x1332181510/Kent-County-sheriff-awaits-his-day-in-court 2011-07-18 2010 election, sheriff of Kent County Democratic Party (United States) Norman Wood 25,136 52 Republican Party (United States) James Higdon Jr. 20,010 41.4 Independent Party of Delaware Christopher Tallman 3188 6.6 References External links Delaware State Election Commissioner U.S. Congress Candidates for Delaware at Project Vote Smart Delaware Candidate List at Imagine Election - Search for candidates by address or zip code Delaware Election Guide from Congress.org Delaware Polls at Pollster.com Delaware Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets Delaware 2010 campaign finance data for state-level races from Follow the Money Election 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100918100005/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS/100817025/1006&theme=ELECTION2010&template=theme September 18, 2010 at The News Journal Delaware