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 Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 14th-Rehoboth Beach 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

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. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 15, 2020.[1] 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 Democrats to 15 Republicans.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 21, 2020

Results summary

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 Quinn 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 Larry Mitchell Dem Larry Mitchell 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 Smith Rep Michael Smith Rep
23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem
24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem
25th John Kowlako Jr. Dem John Kowalko Jr. 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 Shannon Morris Rep 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 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

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates		Votes %Seats+/–
Democratic34247,29457.83%26Steady
Republican26179,69842.02%15Steady
Libertarian36380.15%0Steady
Total63427,630100%41Steady

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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

Retiring incumbents

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

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

Results of the 2020 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[3][4]

  • 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.

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha has represented the 1st district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent) 9,228 100%
Total votes 9,228 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 6,474 100%
Total votes 6,474 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker has represented the 3rd district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker (incumbent) 5,772 100%
Total votes 5,772 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 4th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 3,004 61.57%
Democratic Amy Solomon 1,875 38.43%
Total votes 4,879 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 9,330 70.02%
Republican Jordan Nally 3,995 29.98%
Total votes 13,325 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson has represented the 5th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kendra Johnson (incumbent) 8,738 100%
Total votes 8,738 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 10,097 100%
Total votes 10,097 100%
Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Ray Seigfried has represented the 7th district since 2018. Seigfried lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Larry Lambert, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Lambert 2,148 58.95%
Democratic Ray Seigfried (incumbent) 1,496 41.05%
Total votes 3,644 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Lambert 8,208 67.15%
Republican James Haubrich 3,829 31.33%
Libertarian Scott Gesty 186 1.52%
Total votes 12,223 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008. Johnson didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Sherae'a Moore won the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a Moore 1,292 41.80%
Democratic Yvette Santiago 977 31.61%
Democratic Matthew Powell 822 26.59%
Total votes 3,091 100%
Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a Moore 7,567 56.97%
Republican Daniel Zitofsky 5,715 43.03%
Total votes 13,282 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley has represented the 9th district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Hensley (incumbent) 9,812 54.80%
Democratic Debbie Harrington 8,094 45.20%
Total votes 17,906 100%
Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews has represented the 10th district since 2014.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 2,481 81.42%
Democratic Keith James II 566 18.58%
Total votes 3,047 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 8,977 100%
Total votes 8,977 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented the 11th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) 8,808 100%
Total votes 8,808 100%
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Krista Griffith has represented the 12th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Krista Griffith (incumbent) 9,259 59.96%
Republican Jeffrey Cragg 6,183 40.04%
Total votes 15,442 100%
Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Mitchell (incumbent) 7,546 100%
Total votes 7,546 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Speaker of the House Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 12,822 100%
Total votes 12,822 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 9,112 67.85%
Republican Michael Higgin 4,091 30.46%
Libertarian Amy Merlino 227 1.69%
Total votes 13,430 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. has represented the 16th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Cooke Jr. (incumbent) 7,679 100%
Total votes 7,679 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown has represented the 17th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Minor-Brown (incumbent) 8,001 100%
Total votes 8,001 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat David Bentz has represented the 18th district since 2015.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Bentz (incumbent) 7,772 100%
Total votes 7,772 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams has represented the 19th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Williams (incumbent) 7,374 100%
Total votes 7,374 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk has represented the 20th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Smyk (incumbent) 12,883 100%
Total votes 12,883 100%
Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ramone (incumbent) 6,703 52.56%
Democratic Stephanie Barry 6,051 47.44%
Total votes 12,754 100%
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Michael Smith has represented the 22nd district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Smith (incumbent) 9,383 63.31%
Democratic Luann D'Agostino 5,437 36.69%
Total votes 14,820 100%
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach has represented the 23rd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Baumbach (incumbent) 6,783 100%
Total votes 6,783 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski (incumbent) 7,181 70.17%
Republican Gregory Wilps 3,052 29.83%
Total votes 10,233 100%
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent) 6,041 100%
Total votes 6,041 100%
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998. Viola lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 26th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton 1,276 42.68%
Democratic John Viola (incumbent) 1,233 41.24%
Democratic Gabriel Olawale Adelagunja 481 16.09%
Total votes 2,990 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton 6,933 71.57%
Republican Timothy S. Conrad 2,754 28.43%
Total votes 9,687 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the th district since 2008. Jaques lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Eric Morrison, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Morrison 2,137 61.13%
Democratic Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 1,359 38.87%
Total votes 3,496 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Morrison 7,847 61.44%
Republican Donald Carl "Tripp" Keister III 4,700 36.80%
Libertarian William Hinds 225 1.76%
Total votes 12,772 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 8,167 100%
Total votes 8,167 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV has represented the 29th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Bush IV (incumbent) 7,687 55.83%
Republican Robin Hayes 6,081 44.17%
Total votes 13,768 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris has represented the 30th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Morris (incumbent) 7,105 68.10%
Democratic Chuck Groce 3,328 31.90%
Total votes 10,433 100%
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn has represented the 31st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Lynn (incumbent) 6,889 69.21%
Republican Richard Harpster 3,065 30.79%
Total votes 9,954 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andria Bennett (incumbent) 5,291 63.22%
Republican Cheryl Precourt 3,078 36.78%
Total votes 8,369 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. has represented the 33rd district since 2016.

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent) 6,813 58.46%
Democratic Rachael King 4,841 41.54%
Total votes 11,654 100%
Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick has represented the 34th district since 2014.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 34th district Democratic primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adewunmi Kuforiji 1,298 53.77%
Democratic Bob Haynes 1,116 46.23%
Total votes 2,414 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) 7,350 57.32%
Democratic Adewunmi Kuforiji 5,472 42.68%
Total votes 12,822 100%
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende has represented the 35th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Vanderwende (incumbent) 7,093 68.56%
Democratic Darrynn Harris 3,253 31.44%
Total votes 10,346 100%
Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe has represented the 36th district since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Shupe (incumbent) 7,099 63.71%
Democratic Greg Fuller 4,043 36.29%
Total votes 11,142 100%
Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the 37th district since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 9,760 100%
Total votes 9,760 100%
Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray has represented the 38th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Gray (incumbent) 15,409 100%
Total votes 15,409 100%
Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Short (incumbent) 7,420 100%
Total votes 7,420 100%
Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes has represented the 40th district since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Dukes (incumbent) 8,534 100%
Total votes 8,534 100%
Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Richard Collins has represented the 41st district since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Collins (incumbent) 8,983 100%
Total votes 8,983 100%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 18, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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