2022 Delaware House of Representatives election

The 2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections. Delaware voters elected state senators in all 41 of the state's Senate districts. 41 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the Delaware House of Representatives.[1]


2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections

November 8, 2022

All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Valerie Longhurst Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2013
Leader's seat 24th 39th
Last election 26 15
Current seats 26 15

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Incumbent Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic



A primary election on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Delaware Secretary of State's website. Following the 2022 state House of Representatives, elections, Democrats maintained control of the House with Democrats having a majority with 26 members. Republicans holding 15 seats.

Retirements

Incumbents defeated

Predictions

Results

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1 Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem
2 Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem
3 Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem
4 Vacant Jeff Hilovsky Rep
5 Kendra Johnson Dem Kendra Johnson Dem
6 Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem
7 Larry Lambert Dem Larry Lambert Dem
8 Sherae'a Moore Dem Sherae'a Moore Dem
9 Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep
10 Sean Matthews Dem Sean Matthews Dem
11 Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep
12 Krista Griffith Dem Krista Griffith Dem
13 John Mitchell Jr. Dem DeShanna Neal Dem
14 Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15 Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem
16 Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem
17 Melissa Minor-Brown Dem Melissa Minor-Brown Dem
18 David Bentz Dem Sophie Phillips Dem
19 Kimberly Williams Dem Kimberly Williams Dem
20 Stephen Smyk Rep Shell Selby Dem
21 Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep
22 Michael F. Smith Rep Michael F. Smith Rep
23 Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem
24 Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem
25 John Kowalko Dem Cyndie Romer Dem
26 Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem
27 Eric Morrison Dem Eric Morrison Dem
28 William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem
29 William Bush IV Dem William Bush IV Dem
30 W. Shannon Morris Rep W. Shannon Morris Rep
31 Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem
32 Andria Bennett Dem Kerri Evelyn Harris Dem
33 Charles Postles Jr. Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep
34 Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep
35 Jesse Vanderwende Rep Jesse Vanderwende Rep
36 Bryan Shupe Rep Bryan Shupe Rep
37 Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep
38 Ronald E. Gray Rep Ronald E. Gray Rep
39 Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep
40 Timothy Dukes Rep Timothy Dukes Rep
41 Richard G. Collins Rep Richard G. Collins Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 21, 0.4%
  2. District 20, 2.88% gain
  3. District 27, 6.7%

Detailed results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41

District 1

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Nnamdi Chukwuocha has represented Delaware House of Representatives 1st District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nnamdi Chukwuocha 5,514 88.08%
Republican Mark Gardner 746 11.92%
Total votes 6,260 100%

District 2

6th term incumbent Democratic Representative Stephanie Bolden has represented Delaware House of Representatives 2nd District since November 2010.

Stephanie Bolden

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 2nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden 3,155 100%
Total votes 3,155 100%

District 3

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Sherry Dorsey Walker has represented Delaware House of Representatives 3rd District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 3rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker 3,226 100%
Total votes 3,226 100%

District 4

8th term incumbent Democratic Representative Gerald Brady has represented Delaware House of Representatives 4th District since November 2006. He resigned in February 2022

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 4th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keegan Worley 4,611 39.66%
Republican Jeff Hilovsky 6,664 57.32%
Independent Party of Delaware (United States) Amy S. Fresh 350 3.01%
Total votes 11,625 100%

District 5

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Kendra Johnson has represented Delaware House of Representatives 5th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 5th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kendra Johnson 4,223 79.63%
Republican Alexander M. Homich 1,008 19.01%
Non-Partisan Delaware (United States) Mark Parks 72 1.36%
Total votes 5,303 100%

District 6

6th term incumbent Democratic Representative Debra Heffernan has represented Delaware House of Representatives 6th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 6th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan 6,352 67.86%
Republican Michael Krawczuk 3,008 32.14%
Total votes 9,360 100%

District 7

1st term incumbent Democratic Representative Larry Lambert has represented Delaware House of Representatives 7th District since November 2020.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 7th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Lambert 4,657 71.28%
Republican Shane S. Stoneman 1,876 28.72%
Total votes 6,533 100%

District 8

1st term incumbent Democratic Representative Sherae'a Moore has represented Delaware House of Representatives 8th District since November 2020.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 8th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a Moore 4,760 58.07%
Republican David Thomas 3,437 41.93%
Total votes 8,197 100%

District 9

4th term incumbent Republican Representative Kevin Hensley has represented Delaware House of Representatives 9th District since November 2014.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 9th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Hensley 5,719 55.91%
Democratic Terrell Williams 4,510 44.09%
Total votes 10,229 100%

District 10

4th term incumbent Democratic Representative Sean Matthews has represented Delaware House of Representatives 10th District since November 2014.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 10th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews 5,867 65.29%
Republican Brent Burdge 3,119 34.71%
Total votes 8,986 100%

District 11

5th term incumbent Republican Representative Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented Delaware House of Representatives 11th District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 11th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman 5,858 100%
Total votes 5,858 100%

District 12

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Krista Griffith has represented Delaware House of Representatives 12th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 12th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Krista Griffith 7,559 62.96%
Republican Ben Gregg 4,447 37.04%
Total votes 12,006 100%

District 13

8th term incumbent Democratic Representative John Mitchell Jr. has represented Delaware House of Representatives 13th District since November 2006.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 13th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DeShanna Neal 3,389 60.69%
Republican Carlucci Coehlo 2,195 39.31%
Total votes 5,584 100%

District 14

10th term incumbent Democratic Representative Peter Schwartzkopf has represented Delaware House of Representatives 14th District since November 2002.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 14th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf 8,455 65.05%
Republican Carl Phelps 4,543 34.95%
Total votes 12,998 100%

District 15

9th term incumbent Democratic Representative Valerie Longhurst has represented Delaware House of Representatives 15th District since November 2004. He represented House majority Leader since 2013.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 15th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst 5,086 68.85%
Republican Michael Higgin 2,301 31.15%
Total votes 7,387 100%

District 16

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Franklin Cooke Jr. has represented Delaware House of Representatives 16th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 16th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Cooke Jr. 4,344 100%
Total votes 4,344 100%

District 17

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative Melissa Minor-Brown has represented Delaware House of Representatives 17th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 17th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Minor-Brown 4,363 100%
Total votes 4,363 100%

District 18

4th term incumbent Democratic Representative David Bentz has represented Delaware House of Representatives 17th District since 2015.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 18th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sophie Phillips 4,060 71.49%
Republican Gloria Payne 1,619 28.51%
Total votes 5,679 100%

District 19

5th term incumbent Democratic Representative Kimberly Williams has represented Delaware House of Representatives 19th District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 19th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Williams 4,669 100%
Total votes 4,669 100%

District 20

5th term incumbent Republican Representative Stephen Smyk has represented Delaware House of Representatives 20th District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 20th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dallas Wingate 6,264 48.56%
Democratic Shell Selby 6,635 51.44%
Total votes 12,899 100%

District 21

7th term incumbent Republican Representative Michael Ramone has represented Delaware House of Representatives 21st District since November 2008.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 21st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ramone 4,381 50.20%
Democratic Frank Burns 4,346 49.80%
Total votes 8,727 100%

District 22

2nd term incumbent Republican Representative Michael F. Smith has represented Delaware House of Representatives 22nd District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 22nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Smith 7,482 100%
Total votes 7,482 100%

District 23

5th term incumbent Democratic Representative Paul Baumbach has represented Delaware House of Representatives 23rd District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 23rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Baumbach 4,823 61.53%
Republican Brittany Ramone Gomez 3,016 38.47%
Total votes 7,839 100%

District 24

6th term incumbent Democratic Representative Edward Osienski has represented Delaware House of Representatives 24th District since November 2010.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 24th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski 3,644 66.40%
Republican Joan E. Godwin 1,844 33.60%
Total votes 5,488 100%

District 25

8th term incumbent Democratic Representative John Kowalko has represented Delaware House of Representatives 25th District since November 2006.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 25th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cyndie Romer 3,899 64.54%
Republican Lynn Mey 2,142 35.46%
Total votes 6,041 100%

District 26

1st term incumbent Democratic Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton has represented Delaware House of Representatives 26th District since November 2020.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 26th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton 3,610 70.48%
Republican Timothy Conrad 1,512 29.52%
Total votes 5,122 100%

District 27

1st term incumbent Democratic Representative Eric Morrison has represented Delaware House of Representatives 27th District since November 2020. He is running for reelection.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 27th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Morrison 4,835 53.35%
Republican John Marino 4,227 46.65%
Total votes 9,062 100%

District 28

7th term incumbent Democratic Representative William Carson Jr has represented Delaware House of Representatives 28th District since November 2008.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 28th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson 4,554 100%
Total votes 4,554 100%

District 29

2nd term incumbent Democratic Representative William Bush IV has represented Delaware House of Representatives 29th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 29th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Bush 5,182 58.54%
Republican Marc Weinner 3,670 41.46%
Total votes 8,852 100%

District 30

2nd term incumbent Republican Representative W. Shannon Morris has represented Delaware House of Representatives 30th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 30th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Morris 5,996 90.15%
Libertarian Justin Brant 655 9.85%
Total votes 6,651 100%

District 31

4th term incumbent Democratic Representative Sean Lynn has represented Delaware House of Representatives 31st District since November 2014.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 31st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Lynn 3,689 65.51%
Republican Jason Stewart 1,942 34.49%
Total votes 5,631 100%

District 32

5th term incumbent Democratic Representative Andria Bennett has represented Delaware House of Representatives 32nd District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 32nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerri Evelyn Harris 2,691 57.97%
Republican Cheryl Precourt 1,951 42.03%
Total votes 4,642 100%

District 33

3rd term incumbent Republican Representative Charles Postles Jr. has represented Delaware House of Representatives 33rd District since November 2016.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 33rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Postles Jr. 5,703 100%
Total votes 5,703 100%

District 34

4th term incumbent Republican Representative Lyndon Yearick has represented Delaware House of Representatives 34th District since November 2014.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 34th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lyndon Yearick 4,950 59.88%
Democratic Adewunmi Kuforiji 3,205 38.77%
Non-Partisan Delaware (United States) William Mcvay 111 1.34%
Total votes 8,266 100%

District 35

2nd term incumbent Republican Representative Jesse Vanderwende has represented Delaware House of Representatives 35th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 35th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Vanderwende 5,738 100%
Total votes 5,738 100%

District 36

2nd term incumbent Republican Representative Bryan Shupe has represented Delaware House of Representatives 36th District since November 2018.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 36th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Shupe 5,892 100%
Total votes 5,892 100%

District 37

6th term incumbent Republican Representative Ruth Briggs King has represented Delaware House of Representatives 37th District since January 2010.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 37th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Briggs King 5,504 100%
Total votes 5,504 100%

District 38

5th term incumbent Republican Representative Ronald E. Gray has represented Delaware House of Representatives 38th District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 38th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Gray 10,576 100%
Total votes 10,576 100%

District 39

8th term incumbent Republican Representative Daniel Short has represented Delaware House of Representatives 39th District since November 2006. He represented as House Minority Leader sine 2013.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 39th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Short 4,343 70.49%
Democratic Susan Clifford 1,818 29.51%
Total votes 6,161 100%

District 40

5th term incumbent Republican Representative Timothy Dukes has represented Delaware House of Representatives 40th District since November 2012.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 40th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Dukes 5,506 100%
Total votes 5,506 100%

District 41

4th term incumbent Republican Representative Richard G. Collins has represented Delaware House of Representatives 41st District since November 2014.

2022 Delaware House of Representatives election, 41st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Collins 6,629 86.12%
Non-Partisan Delaware (United States) Joseph D. Dipasquale 1,068 13.88%
Total votes 7,697 100%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D May 19, 2022

References

  1. "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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