2020 Delaware House of Representatives election

The 2020 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Delaware voters elected state representatives in all 41 districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Delaware House of Representatives.

2020 Delaware House of Representatives election
November 3, 2020
All 41 seats in the Delaware House
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Valerie Longhurst Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 15th 39th-Seaford
Last election 26 15
Seats after 26 15
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 247,294 179,698
Percentage 57.83% 42.02%
Results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

 Elected Speaker of the House

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

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The primary election on September 15, 2020 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats retained control of the Delaware House with 26 seats to Republicans' 15 seats. To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, Republicans needed to net six House seats.

Democrats retained control of the Delaware House following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged: 26 D to 15 R.

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe D October 21, 2020

Summary of results
State House District Incumbent Party Elected Representative Party
1st Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem
2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem
3rd Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem
4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem
5th Kendra Johnson Dem Kendra Johnson Dem
6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem
7th Ray Seigfried Dem Larry Lambert Dem
8th S. Quinton Johnson Dem Sherae'a Moore Dem
9th Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep
10th Sean Matthews Dem Sean Matthews Dem
11th Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep
12th Krista Griffith Dem Krista Griffith Dem
13th John Mitchell, Jr. Dem John Mitchell, Jr. Dem
14th Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem
16th Franklin Cooke, Jr. Dem Franklin Cooke, Jr. Dem
17th Melissa Minor-Brown 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 Michael F. Smith Rep Michael F. Smith Rep
23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem
24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem
25th John Kowalko Dem John Kowalko Dem
26th John Viola Dem Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem
27th Earl Jaques, Jr. Dem Eric Morrison Dem
28th William Carson, Jr. Dem William Carson, Jr. Dem
29th William Bush IV Dem William Bush IV Dem
30th W. Shannon Morris Rep W. 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 Jesse Vanderwende Rep Jesse Vanderwende Rep
36th Bryan Shupe Rep Bryan Shupe Rep
37th Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep
38th Ronald E. Gray Rep Ronald E. Gray Rep
39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep
40th Timothy Dukes Rep Timothy Dukes Rep
41st Richard G. Collins Rep Richard G. Collins Rep

Source:[1][2]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 9, 9.6%
  2. District 21, 5.2%

Overall results
Results[4]
Parties Votes  % +/- Seats +/-
Democrats 247,294 57.83 Decrease 1.23 26 Steady
Republican 179,698 42.02 Increase 1.73 15 Steady
Libertarian 638 0.15 Steady 0 Steady
Valid votes
Blank and invalid
Total 509,241 100 - 41 Steady
Abstentions 230,329 21.14
Registered voters/Turnout 739,570 68.86

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

  • Note: Delaware does not report results in uncompetitive primaries (i.e., races with only one candidate per party in the primary). Therefore, most districts do not include primary results.[1]

District 1
Delaware House, District 1 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent) 9,228 100.0
Total votes 9,228 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2
Delaware House, District 2 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 6,474 100.0
Total votes 6,474 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3
Delaware House, District 3 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker (incumbent) 5,772 100.0
Total votes 5,772 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4
Delaware House, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 3,004 61.6
Democratic Amy Solomon 1,875 38.4
Total votes 4,879 100.0
Delaware House, District 4 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 9,330 70.0
Delaware Republican Party Jordan Nally 3,995 30.0
Total votes 13,325 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5
Delaware House, District 5 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kendra Johnson (incumbent) 8,738 100.0
Total votes 8,738 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6
Delaware House, District 6 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 10,097 100.0
Total votes 10,097 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7
Delaware House, District 7 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry D. Lambert, Jr. 2,148 58.9
Democratic Ray Seigfried (incumbent) 1,496 41.1
Total votes 3,644 100.0
Delaware House, District 7 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Lambert 8,208 67.2
Delaware Republican Party James W. Haubrich 3,829 31.3
Libertarian Scott A. Gesty 186 1.5
Total votes 12,223 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8
Delaware House, District 8 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a "Rae" Moore 1,292 41.8
Democratic Yvette Santiago 977 31.6
Democratic Matthew W. Powell 822 26.6
Total votes 3,091 100.0
Delaware House, District 8 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a "Rae" Moore 7,567 57.0
Delaware Republican Party Daniel Zitofsky 5,715 43.0
Total votes 13,282 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9
Delaware House, District 9 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Kevin S. Hensley (incumbent) 9,812 54.8
Democratic Debbie Harrington 8,094 45.2
Total votes 17,906 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 10
Delaware House, District 10 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 2,481 81.4
Democratic Keith A. James II 566 18.6
Total votes 3,047 100.0
Delaware House, District 10 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 8,977 100.0
Total votes 8,977 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11
Delaware House, District 11 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) 8,808 100.0
Total votes 8,808 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 12
Delaware House, District 12 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Krista Griffith (incumbent) 9,259 60.0
Delaware Republican Party Jeffrey Cragg 6,183 40.0
Total votes 15,442 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13
Delaware House, District 13 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Mitchell Jr. (incumbent) 7,546 100.0
Total votes 7,546 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14
Delaware House, District 14 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 12,822 100.0
Total votes 12,822 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15
Delaware House, District 15 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 9,112 67.8
Delaware Republican Party Michael Higgin 4,091 30.5
Libertarian Amy A. Merlino 227 1.7
Total votes 13,430 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16
Delaware House, District 16 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Cooke Jr. (incumbent) 7,679 100.0
Total votes 7,679 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17
Delaware House, District 17 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Minor-Brown (incumbent) 8,001 100.0
Total votes 8,001 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18
Delaware House, District 18 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Bentz (incumbent) 7,772 100.0
Total votes 7,772 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19
Delaware House, District 19 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly A. Williams (incumbent) 7,374 100.0
Total votes 7,374 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20
Delaware House, District 20 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Stephen Smyk (incumbent) 12,883 100.0
Total votes 12,883 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 21
Delaware House, District 21 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Michael Ramone (incumbent) 6,703 52.6
Democratic Stephanie Barry 6,051 47.4
Total votes 12,754 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 22
Delaware House, District 22 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Michael F. Smith (incumbent) 9,383 63.3
Democratic Luann D'Agostino 5,437 36.7
Total votes 14,820 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 23
Delaware House, District 23 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Baumbach (incumbent) 6,783 100.0
Total votes 6,783 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24
Delaware House, District 24 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski (incumbent) 7,181 70.2
Delaware Republican Party Gregory Wilps 3,052 29.8
Total votes 10,233 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25
Delaware House, District 25 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kowalko (incumbent) 6,041 100.0
Total votes 6,041 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26
Delaware House, District 26 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton 1,276 42.7
Democratic John Viola (incumbent) 1,233 41.2
Democratic Gabriel Olawale Adelagunja 481 16.1
Total votes 2,990 100.0
Delaware House, District 26 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton 6,933 71.6
Delaware Republican Party Timothy S. Conrad 2,754 28.4
Total votes 9,687 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27
Delaware House, District 27 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric A. Morrison 2,137 61.1
Democratic Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 1,359 38.9
Total votes 3,496 100.0
Delaware House, District 27 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric A. Morrison 7,847 61.4
Delaware Republican Party Donald Carl "Tripp" Keister III 4,700 36.8
Libertarian William M. Hinds 225 1.8
Total votes 12,772 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28
Delaware House, District 28 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 8,167 100.0
Total votes 8,167 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29
Delaware House, District 29 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Bush IV (incumbent) 7,687 55.8
Delaware Republican Party Robin R. Hayes 6,081 44.2
Total votes 13,768 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30
Delaware House, District 30 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Shannon W. Morris (incumbent) 7,105 68.1
Democratic Chuck Groce 3,328 31.9
Total votes 10,433 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 31
Delaware House, District 31 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Lynn (incumbent) 6,889 69.2
Delaware Republican Party Richard Harpster 3,065 30.8
Total votes 9,954 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32
Delaware House, District 32 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andria Bennett (incumbent) 5,291 63.2
Delaware Republican Party Cheryl Precourt 3,078 36.8
Total votes 8,369 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33
Delaware House, District 33 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent) 6,813 58.5
Democratic Rachael King 4,841 41.5
Total votes 11,654 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 34
Delaware House, District 34 Democratic Primary Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adewunmi "Ade" Kuforiji 1,298 53.8
Democratic Bob Haynes 1,116 46.2
Total votes 2,414 100.0
Delaware House, District 34 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) 7,350 57.3
Democratic Adewunmi "Ade" Kuforiji 5,472 42.7
Total votes 12,822 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 35
Delaware House, District 35 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Jesse Vanderwende (incumbent) 7,093 68.6
Democratic Darrynn Harris 3,253 31.4
Total votes 10,346 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 36
Delaware House, District 36 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Bryan Shupe (incumbent) 7,099 63.7
Democratic Greg Fuller 4,043 36.3
Total votes 11,142 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 37
Delaware House, District 37 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 9,760 100.0
Total votes 9,760 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 38
Delaware House, District 38 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Ronald E. Gray (incumbent) 15,409 100.0
Total votes 15,409 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 39
Delaware House, District 39 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Daniel Short (incumbent) 7,420 100.0
Total votes 7,420 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 40
Delaware House, District 40 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Timothy Dukes (incumbent) 8,534 100.0
Total votes 8,534 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

District 41
Delaware House, District 41 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Delaware Republican Party Richard G. Collins (incumbent) 8,983 100.0
Total votes 8,983 100.0
Delaware Republican Party hold

    See also

    References
    1. "2020 State Primary Election Report". Secretary of State of Delaware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    2. "2020 General Election Report". Secretary of State of Delaware. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    3. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
    4. The State of Delaware - Department of Elections. "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved 15 November 2020..
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