2016 Delaware House of Representatives election

none June 2026 September 2023 2016 Delaware House of Representatives election Delaware legislative no 2014 Delaware House of Representatives election 2014 2018 Delaware House of Representatives election 2018 All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 2016 11 08 65.35% Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic 3333ff 14th - Rehoboth Beach 25 25 25 226,083 59.51% Daniel Short Republican ff3333 39th - Seaford 16 15 16 149,871 39.45% File:Delaware House of Representatives election, 2016.svg 250px House results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold#F48882 Republican hold Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf Delaware Democratic Party Peter Schwartzkopf Delaware Democratic Party 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, Governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016. There was no change in the composition of the House as both Democrats and Republicans held on to their seats, winning 25 and 16 seats respectively.Albright Matthew Baker Karl Blevins ousted, Legislature balance of power remains https://eu.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/08/general-assembly-results/93429846/ October 14, 2018 The News Journal November 9, 2016 New Castle, U.S.A.https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016 Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016 Ballotpedia June 2, 2023 Results DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Representative Party 1st Charles Potter Jr. Dem Charles Potter Jr. Dem 2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem 3rd Helene Keeley Dem Helene Keeley Dem 4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem 5th Melanie George Smith Dem Melanie George Smith Dem 6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem 7th Bryon Short Dem Bryon Short 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 Deborah Hudson Rep 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 J.J. Johnson Dem 17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Michael Mulrooney 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 Joseph Miró 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 Charles Paradee Dem 30th William Outten Rep William Outten Rep 31st Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem 32nd Andria Bennett Dem Andria Bennett Dem 33rd Harold Peterman Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep 34th Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep 35th David Wilson Rep David Wilson Rep 36th Harvey Kenton Rep Harvey Kenton 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 35 226,083 59.51% 25 Republican 24 149,871 39.45% 16 Green 3 2,177 0.57% 0 Libertarian 2 1,546 0.41% 0 Independent 1 218 0.06% 0 Total 65 379,895 100.00% 41 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningCournoyer Caroline 2016-10-12 November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-2016-legislative-handicapping-october.html 2024-06-24 Governing en | Safe D October 12, 2016 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__NOTOC__ Results of the 2016 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20160922020522/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml dead September 22, 2016 Primary Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections September 15, 2016 June 2, 20232016 General Election (Official Results) https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20161223223533/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml dead December 23, 2016 Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware October 14, 2018 Dover, U.S.A. District 1 Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. has represented the 1st district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Potter Jr. (incumbent) 8,901 100% 8,901 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010. Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 6,256 100% 6,256 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996. Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Helene Keeley (incumbent) 6,060 100% 6,060 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006. Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Brady (incumbent) 9,565 100% 9,565 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith has represented the 5th district since 2002. Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Melanie George Smith (incumbent) 8,280 100% 8,280 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th district since 2010. Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 9,545 100% 9,545 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short has represented the 7th district since 2006. Democratic primary Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Bryon Short (incumbent) 1,199 63.34% Democratic Party (United States) David Brady 694 36.66% 1,893 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Bryon Short (incumbent) 8,277 90.10% Libertarian Party (United States) C. Robert Wilson 909 9.90% 9,186 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008. Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Quinn Johnson (incumbent) 8,703 100% 8,703 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley has represented the 9th district since 2014. Democratic primary Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Monique Johns 879 60.92% Democratic Party (United States) Richard Griffiths 564 39.08% 1,443 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Kevin Hensley (incumbent) 7,812 60.37% Democratic Party (United States) Monique Johns 5,130 39.63% 12,942 100% Republican Party (United States) District 10 Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews has represented the 10th district since 2014. Democratic primary Delaware House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Sean Matthews (incumbent) 1,308 75.47% Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Williams 425 24.53% 1,733 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Sean Matthews (incumbent) 6,654 60.74% Republican Party (United States) Judith Travis 4,300 39.26% 10,954 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented the 11th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) 6,821 69.56% Democratic Party (United States) David Neilson 2,985 30.44% 9,806 100% Republican Party (United States) District 12 Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994. Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Deborah Hudson (incumbent) 9,866 100% 9,866 100% Republican Party (United States) District 13 Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006. Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Larry Mitchell (incumbent) 7,287 100% 7,287 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Incumbent Democratic House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002. Democratic primary Delaware House of Representatives 14th district Democratic primary election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 1,868 73.90% Democratic Party (United States) Don Peterson 660 26.10% 2,528 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 9,297 63.55% Republican Party (United States) James Louis Demartino 5,332 36.45% 14,629 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004. Democratic primary Delaware House of Representatives 15th district Democratic primary election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 1,106 64.46% Democratic Party (United States) James Burton 610 35.54% 1,716 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 9,390 100% 9,390 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004. Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) J.J. Johnson (incumbent) 7,536 100% 7,536 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the th district since 1998. Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Mulrooney (incumbent) 7,721 100% 7,721 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Incumbent Democrat David Bentz has represented the 18th district since 2015. Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) David Bentz (incumbent) 7,348 100% 7,348 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams has represented the 19th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Kimberly Williams (incumbent) 5,967 63.00% Republican Party (United States) James Startzman Jr. 3,503 37.00% 9,470 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk has represented the 20th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Stephen Smyk (incumbent) 9,209 61.57% Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Vaughan 5,529 36.96% Independent Party of Delaware Donald Ayotte 218 1.47% 14,956 100% Republican Party (United States) District 21 Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008. Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Michael Ramone (incumbent) 7,574 82.21% Green Party (United States) David McCorquodale 1,638 17.79% 9,212 100% Republican Party (United States) District 22 Incumbent Republican Joseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998. Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Miró (incumbent) 8,964 65.91% Democratic Party (United States) Lanette Edwards 4,329 31.83% Green Party (United States) Bernard August 306 2.26% 13,599 100% Republican Party (United States) District 23 Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach has represented the 23rd district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Baumbach (incumbent) 6,550 100% 6,550 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th district since 2010. Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Edward Osienski (incumbent) 6,406 68.72% Republican Party (United States) Timothy Conrad 2,915 31.28% 9,321 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006. Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent) 5,123 68.55% Republican Party (United States) Michael Nagorski 2,350 31.45% 7,473 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998. Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) John Viola (incumbent) 7,745 100% 7,745 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 27 Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the 27th district since 2008. Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 9,182 100% 9,182 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008. Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 7,581 100% 7,581 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Incumbent Democrat Charles Paradee has represented the 29th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Paradee (incumbent) 6,777 62.01% Republican Party (United States) Janice Gallagher 3,918 35.85% Green Party (United States) Ruth James 233 2.14% 10,928 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 30 Incumbent Republican William Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004. Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) William Outten (incumbent) 6,337 70.73% Democratic Party (United States) Charles Groce 2,623 29.27% 8,960 100% Republican Party (United States) District 31 Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn has represented the 31st district since 2014. Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Sean Lynn (incumbent) 5,765 66.55% Republican Party (United States) M. Jean Dowding 2,897 33.45% 8,662 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 32 Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Andria Bennett (incumbent) 4,241 60.48% Republican Party (United States) Patricia McDaniel Foltz 2,771 39.52% 7,012 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 33 Incumbent Republican Harold Peterman has represented the 33rd district since 2010. Peterman didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Charles Postles Jr. won the open seat. Republican primary Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district Republican primary election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Charles Postles Jr. 714 45.21% Republican Party (United States) Robert Scott 559 35.42% Republican Party (United States) Morgan Hudson 306 19.37% 1,579 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Charles Postles Jr. 5,780 57.51% Democratic Party (United States) Karen Williams 4,271 42.49% 10,051 100% Republican Party (United States) District 34 Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick has represented the 34th district since 2014. Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) 6,518 59.08% Democratic Party (United States) David Henderson 4,516 40.92% 11,034 100% Republican Party (United States) District 35 Incumbent Republican David Wilson has represented the 35th district since 2008. Republican primary Delaware House of Representatives 35th district Republican primary election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) David Wilson (incumbent) 1,252 69.21% Republican Party (United States) Robert Mitchell 557 30.79% 1,809 100% General election Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) David Wilson (incumbent) 6,553 72.91% Democratic Party (United States) Gary Wolfe 2,435 27.09% 8,988 100% Republican Party (United States) District 36 Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton has represented the 36th district since 2010. Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Harvey Kenton (incumbent) 7,175 100% 7,175 100% Republican Party (United States) District 37 Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the th district since 2009. Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 6,720 62.47% Democratic Party (United States) Paulette Rappa 4,038 37.53% 10,758 100% Republican Party (United States) District 38 Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray has represented the 38th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Ronald Gray (incumbent) 12,188 100% 12,188 100% Republican Party (United States) District 39 Incumbent Republican Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006. Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Daniel Short (incumbent) 6,643 91.25% Libertarian Party (United States) James Brittingham 637 8.75% 7,280 100% Republican Party (United States) District 40 Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes has represented the 40th district since 2012. Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Timothy Dukes (incumbent) 7,826 100% 7,826 100% Republican Party (United States) District 41 Incumbent Republican Richard Collins has represented the 41st district since 2014. Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Richard Collins (incumbent) 5,899 59.18% Democratic Party (United States) S. Bradley Connor 4,070 40.82% 9,969 100% Republican Party (United States) References Delaware House of Representatives House of Representatives 2016