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Delaware's state elections were held on November 8, 2016. All 41 seats of the Delaware House of Representatives, 11 seats (out of 21) of the Delaware Senate, as well as the offices of Governor of Delaware, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and the State Insurance commissioner, were up for election.
Federal
President
2016 United States presidential election in Delaware
2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
U.S. presidential election in Delaware, 2016https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/63746/183669/Web01/en/summary.html Colorado Election Results Williams Wayne W. November 16, 2016 Colorado Secretary of State November 16, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Hillary Clinton
235,581
53.4
Republican Party (United States)
Donald Trump
185,103
41.9
Libertarian Party (United States)
Gary Johnson
14,751
3.3
Green Party (United States)
Jill Stein
6,100
1.4
441,535 100.0
House of Representatives
2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
Delaware's at-large congressional district election, 2016http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml https://archive.today/20120530164015/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml dead May 30, 2012 State of Delaware General Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Election Commissioner November 16, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
Lisa Blunt Rochester
219,887
55.52
Republican Party (United States)
Hans Reigle
172,290
40.96
Green Party (United States)
Mark J Perri
7,990
1.97
Libertarian Party (United States)
Scott Gesty
6,152
1.55
406,319
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
State
Constitutional officers
Governor
2016 Delaware gubernatorial election
Delaware's gubernatorial election, 2016
Democratic Party (United States)
John Carney
234,341
58.34
Republican Party (United States)
Colin Bonini
157,442
39.18
Green Party (United States)
Andrew Groff
5,702
1.39
Libertarian Party (United States)
Sean Louis Goward
4,371
1.09
401,856
100
Democratic Party (United States)
Lieutenant governor
2016 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
Delaware's lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016
Delaware Democratic Party
Bethany Hall-Long
248,141
59.44
Delaware Republican Party
La Mar Gunn
169,291
40.56
417,432
100.0
Delaware Democratic Party
Insurance Commissioner
thumb|110px|Insurance Commissioner results by county:
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#E27F7F Cragg #E27F7F 50–60%
Delaware's Insurance Commissioner election, 2016
Delaware Democratic Party
Trinidad Navarro
246,428
59.29
Republican Party (US)
Jeff Cragg
169,228
40.71
415,656
100.0
Delaware Democratic Party
General Assembly
Summary
Senate
Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats Won Seats After Democratic 9 106,963 52.30% 6 ( 1) 11 Republican 8 97,080 47.47% 5 ( 1) 10 Green 1 462 0.23% 0 0 Total 18 204,505 100% 11
House of Representatives
Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats Won Democratic 35 226,082 59.51% 25 ( 1) Republican 24 149,867 39.45% 16 ( 1) Green 3 2,177 0.57% 0 Libertarian 2 1,546 0.41% 0 Delaware Independent 1 218 0.06% 0 Total 65 379,890 100% 41
Senate
2016 Delaware Senate election
District
1 Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell III Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell III 11,858 56.32%
Republican Party (United States) James Spadola 9,195 43.68%
5 Republican Party (United States) Catherine Cloutier Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Catherine Cloutier 14,083 59.48%
Democratic Party (United States) Denise Bowers 9,596 40.52%
7 Democratic Party (United States) Patti Blevins Defeated 2
Republican Party (United States) Anthony Delcollo 9,604 50.55% Republican
Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Blevins 9,398 49.45%
8 Democratic Party (United States) David Sokola Won 3
Democratic Party (United States) David Sokola 8,862 50.82%
Republican Party (United States) Meredith Chapman 8,113 46.52%
Green Party (United States) David Chandler 462 2.66%
9 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Peterson Retired 1
Democratic Party (United States) John Walsh 13,500 100.00%
12 Democratic Party (United States) Nicole Poore Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Nicole Poore 18,961 100.00%
13 Democratic Party (United States) David McBride Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) David McBride 14,503 100.00%
14 Democratic Party (United States) Bruce Ennis Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Bruce Ennis 13,454 59.55%
Republican Party (United States) Carl Pace 9,138 40.45%
15 Republican Party (United States) David G. Lawson Won 1
Republican Party (United States) David G. Lawson 15,036 100.00%
19 Republican Party (United States) Brian Pettyjohn Won 1
Republican Party (United States) Brian Pettyjohn 14,003 100.00%
20 Republican Party (United States) Gerald Hocker Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Gerald Hocker 17,908 72.39%
Democratic Party (United States) Perry J. Mitchell 6,831 27.61%
House of Representatives
2016 Delaware House of Representatives election
District
1 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Potter Jr. Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Charles Potter Jr. 8,901 100.00%
2 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Bolden Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Bolden 6,256 100.00%
3 Democratic Party (United States) Helene Keeley Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Helene Keeley 6,060 100.00%
4 Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Brady Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Brady 9,565 100.00%
5 Democratic Party (United States) Melanie George Smith Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Melanie George Smith 8,280 100.00%
6 Democratic Party (United States) Debra Heffernan Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Debra Heffernan 9,545 100.00%
7 Democratic Party (United States) Bryon Short Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Bryon Short 8,277 90.10%
Libertarian Party (United States) Robert Wilson 909 9.90%
8 Democratic Party (United States) S. Quinton Johnson Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) S. Quinton Johnson 8,703 100.00%
9 Democratic Party (United States) Rebecca Walker Retired 2
Republican Party (United States) Kevin S. Hensley 7,812 60.37% Republican
Democratic Party (United States) Monique Johns 5,130 39.63%
10 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis E. Williams Defeated in primary 2
Democratic Party (United States) Sean Matthews 6,654 60.74%
Republican Party (United States) Judith Travis 4,300 39.26%
11 Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey Spiegelman Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey Spiegelman 6,821 69.56%
Democratic Party (United States) David L. Neilson 2,985 30.44%
12 Republican Party (United States) Deborah Hudson Won 1
Republican Party (United States) Deborah Hudson 9,866 100.00%
13 Democratic Party (United States) John Mitchell, Jr. Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) John Mitchell, Jr. 7,287 100.00%
14 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Schwartzkopf Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Peter Schwartzkopf 9,297 63.55%
Republican Party (United States) James Louis Demartino 5,332 36.45%
15 Democratic Party (United States) Valerie Longhurst Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Valerie Longhurst 9,390 100.00%
16 Democratic Party (United States) James Johnson Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) James Johnson 7,536 100.00%
17 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Mulrooney Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Michael Mulrooney 7,721 100.00%
18 Democratic Party (United States) David Bentz Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) David Bentz 7,348 100.00%
19 Democratic Party (United States) Kimberly Williams Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Kimberly Williams 5,967 63.00%
Republican Party (United States) James Startzman 3,503 37.00%
20 Republican Party (United States) Stephen Smyk Won 3
Republican Party (United States) Stephen Smyk 9,209 61.57%
Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Vaughan 5,529 36.96%
Independent Party of Delaware Donald R. Ayotte 218 1.47%
21 Republican Party (United States) Michael Ramone Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Michael Ramone 7,574 82.21%
Green Party (United States) David Mccorquodale 1,638 17.79%
22 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Miro Won 3
Republican Party (United States) Joseph Miro 8,962 65.91%
Democratic Party (United States) Lanette Edwards 4,329 31.83%
Green Party (United States) Bernard August 306 2.26%
23 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Baumbach Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Paul Baumbach 6,550 100.00%
24 Democratic Party (United States) Edward Osienski Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Edward Osienski 6,406 68.72%
Republican Party (United States) Timothy Conrad 2,915 31.28%
25 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Kowalko Jr. Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) John A. Kowalko Jr. 5,123 68.55%
Republican Party (United States) Michael Nagorski 2,350 31.45%
26 Democratic Party (United States) John Viola Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) John Viola 7,745 100.00%
27 Democratic Party (United States) Earl Jaques, Jr. Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) Earl Jaques, Jr. 9,182 100.00%
28 Democratic Party (United States) William Carson Won 1
Democratic Party (United States) William Carson 7,581 100.00%
29 Democratic Party (United States) W. Charles Paradee III Won 3
Democratic Party (United States) W. Charles Paradee III 6,776 62.01%
Republican Party (United States) Janice Gallagher 3,918 35.85%
Green Party (United States) Ruth A. James 233 2.14%
30 Republican Party (United States) William Outten Won 2
Republican Party (United States) William Outten 6,337 70.73%
Democratic Party (United States) Charles Groce 2,623 29.27%
31 Democratic Party (United States) Darryl Scott Retired 2
Democratic Party (United States) Sean M. Lynn 5,765 66.55%
Republican Party (United States) M. Jean Dowding 2,897 33.45%
32 Democratic Party (United States) Andria Bennett Won 2
Democratic Party (United States) Andria Bennett 4,241 60.48%
Republican Party (United States) Patricia McDaniel Foltz 2,771 39.52%
33 Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Postles, Jr. Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Postles, Jr. 5,780 57.51%
Democratic Party (United States) Karen Williams 4,271 42.49%
34 Republican Party (United States) Donald A. Blakey Defeated in primary 2
Republican Party (United States) Lyndon D. Yearick 6,518 59.08%
Democratic Party (United States) David Henderson 4,516 40.92%
35 Republican Party (United States) David Wilson Won 2
Republican Party (United States) David Wilson 6,552 72.91%
Democratic Party (United States) Gary M. Wolfe 2,435 27.09%
36 Republican Party (United States) Harvey Kenton Won 1
Republican Party (United States) Harvey Kenton 7,174 100.00%
37 Republican Party (United States) Ruth Briggs King Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Ruth Briggs King 6,720 62.47%
Democratic Party (United States) Paulette Rappa 4,038 37.53%
38 Republican Party (United States) Ronald Gray Won 1
Republican Party (United States) Ronald Gray 12,188 100.00%
39 Republican Party (United States) Daniel Short Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Daniel Short 6,643 91.25%
Libertarian Party (United States) James Brittingham 637 8.75%
40 Republican Party (United States) Timothy Dukes Won 1
Republican Party (United States) Timothy Dukes 7,826 100.00%
41 Republican Party (United States) Richard Collins Won 2
Republican Party (United States) Richard Collins 5,899 59.18%
Democratic Party (United States) S. Bradley Connor 4,070 40.82%
Source: Delaware Department of Elections,State of Delaware - Department of Elections http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml https://archive.today/20120530164015/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml dead May 30, 2012 Office of the State Election Commissioner 18 November 2016 Ballotpediahttps://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2016 Delaware State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia 2016-11-19https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016 Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia 2016-11-19
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