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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. 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
Results summary† - Incumbent not seeking re-election Statewide
Closest racesSeats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents
Incumbents defeated in the primary election
Detailed results
Results of the 2020 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[3][4]
District 1Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st district since 2018.
District 2Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd district since 2010.
District 3Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker had represented the 3rd district since 2018.
District 4Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady had represented the 4th district since 2006.
Democratic primary
General election
District 5Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th district since 2018.
District 6Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th district since 2010.
District 7Incumbent Democrat Ray Seigfried had 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
General election
District 8Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson had represented the 8th district since 2008. Johnson did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Sherae'a Moore won the general election.
District 9Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th district since 2014.
District 10Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews had represented the 10th district since 2014.
Democratic primary
General election
District 11Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th district since 2012.
District 12Incumbent Democrat Krista Griffith had represented the 12th district since 2018.
District 13Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell had represented the 13th district since 2006.
District 14Incumbent Democrat Speaker of the House Peter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th district since 2002.
District 15Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst had represented the 15th district since 2004.
District 16Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th district since 2018.
District 17Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th district since 2018.
District 18Incumbent Democrat David Bentz had represented the 18th district since 2015.
District 19Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th district since 2012.
District 20Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk had represented the 20th district since 2012.
District 21Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone had represented the 21st district since 2008.
District 22Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd district since 2018.
District 23Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach had represented the 23rd district since 2012.
District 24Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski had represented the 24th district since 2010.
District 25Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. had represented the 25th district since 2006.
District 26Incumbent Democrat John Viola had 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
General election
District 27Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. had represented the 27th district since 2008. Jaques lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Eric Morrison, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic primary
General election
District 28Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th district since 2008.
District 29Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th district since 2018.
District 30Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th district since 2018.
District 31Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st district since 2014.
District 32Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett had represented the 32nd district since 2012.
District 33Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd district since 2016.
District 34Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th district since 2014.
Democratic primary
General election
District 35Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th district since 2018.
District 36Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe had represented the 36th district since 2018.
District 37Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King had represented the 37th district since 2010.
District 38Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th district since 2012.
District 39Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th district since 2006.
District 40Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th district since 2012.
District 41Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st district since 2014.
See alsoReferences
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