2018 Delaware elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 6, 2018. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2018.{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_primary/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results |date= September 6, 2018 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= January 2, 2019}}
In the general election, Democrats took over all statewide offices and defeated two of the highest ranking Republicans in the Delaware General Assembly.{{cite web|url=https://whyy.org/articles/democrats-sweep-delaware-statewide-offices/|title=Democrats sweep Delaware statewide offices|date=November 6, 2018|first=Cris|last=Barrish|publisher=WHYY}}{{cite web|url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/state-house-and-senate-minority-whips-ousted-democratic-challengers|title=State House and Senate Minority Whips ousted by Democratic challengers|date=November 7, 2018|first=Sophia|last=Schmidt|publisher=Delaware Public Media}}{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2018 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= January 2, 2019}} Those races were all won by Democratic women, putting a record number of women in statewide elected offices in Delaware.{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/women-led-charge-delawares-election-night-victories/1918236002/|title=Women led the charge in Delaware's election night victories|first=Scott|last=Goss|work=The News Journal|date=November 7, 2018}} The Democratic Party became the first party to hold all nine statewide offices in Delaware since the Republican Party in 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.wboc.com/story/39718804/del-democrats-sworn-in-to-statewide-offices |title=Del. Democrats Sworn in to Statewide Offices |publisher=WBOC 16 |date=January 2, 2019 |access-date=January 2, 2019}}
Federal
=Senate=
{{Main|2018 United States Senate election in Delaware}}
=House of Representatives=
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware}}
State
=Constitutional officers=
==Attorney general==
{{main|2018 Delaware Attorney General election}}
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Matthew Denn did not run for reelection to a second term in office.{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/08/28/attorney-general-matt-denn-not-run-re-election/608751001/|title=Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election}} The Republican Party originally nominated former chief Sussex County prosecutor Peggy Marshall Thomas, however Thomas later withdrew and the party nominated former New Castle County attorney Bernard Pepukayi.{{cite web|url=http://delawarepublic.org/post/peggy-marshall-thomas-enters-attorney-general-race|title=Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race|first=Josh|last=Diehl|date=11 July 2018}}{{cite web|title= Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/13/republican-peggy-marshall-thomas-quits-delaware-attorney-general-race/977802002/}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/20/bernard-pepukayi-election-delaware-attorney-general-republican/1040132002/|title = Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican}}
Former New Castle County chief administrative officer Kathy Jennings won the Democratic nomination, defeating three opponents, and went on to defeat Pepukayi in the general election.
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kathy Jennings
|votes = 46,038
|percentage = 56.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = LaKresha Roberts
|votes = 17,584
|percentage = 21.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chris Johnson
|votes = 12,194
|percentage = 15.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tim Mullaney
|votes = 5,513
|percentage = 6.8
}}
{{Election box margin of victory no change
| votes = 28,454
| percentage = 35.0%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 81,329
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 81,329
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware Attorney General election, 2018{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml |title=State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)|publisher=State of Delaware Election Commissioner |access-date=November 6, 2018}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kathy Jennings
|votes = 218,332
|percentage = 61.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bernard Pepukayi
|votes = 137,725
|percentage = 38.69%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 356,057
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Treasurer==
{{main|2018 Delaware State Treasurer election}}
Republican nominee and incumbent state treasurer Ken Simpler, Democratic nominee Colleen Davis, and Green nominee David Chandler (who was also the nominee in 2014), were all unopposed in their respective primaries. Davis won the general election, denying Simpler a second term in office.{{cite web|url=https://www.capegazette.com/article/simpler%E2%80%8B-run-%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B-re-election%E2%80%8B-%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B-state%E2%80%8B-%E2%80%8Btreasurer/145315|title=Simpler to run for re-election as state treasurer}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Treasurer election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Colleen Davis
|votes = 187,225
|percentage = 52.36%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ken Simpler (incumbent)
|votes = 163,999
|percentage = 45.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = David Chandler
|votes = 6,300
|percentage = 1.77%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 357,524
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Auditor of Accounts==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Delaware State Auditor election
| country = Delaware
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2014 Delaware elections#Auditor of Accounts
| previous_year = 2014
| next_election = 2022 Delaware elections#Auditor of Accounts
| next_year = 2022
| nominee1 = Kathy McGuiness
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| alliance1 =
| popular_vote1 = 205,611
| percentage1 = 57.9%
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee2 = James Spadola
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| alliance2 =
| popular_vote2 = 149,479
| percentage2 = 42.1%
| map_image = {{switcher |110px |County results |110px |House district results |default=1}}
| map_size = 210px
| map_caption = McGuiness: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Spadola: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = Auditor
| before_election = Tom Wagner
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Kathy McGuiness
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Wagner did not run for reelection to an eighth term. Republican nominee James Spadola was unopposed in his respective primary and won the nomination.
Kathy McGuiness won the Democratic nomination, defeating two opponents, and went on to win the general election against Spadola.
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kathy McGuiness
|votes = 33,240
|percentage = 41.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kathleen Davies
|votes = 27,748
|percentage = 34.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis E. Williams
|votes = 18,431
|percentage = 23.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 79,419
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Auditor election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kathy McGuiness
|votes = 205,611
|percentage = 57.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James Spadola
|votes = 149,479
|percentage = 42.10%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 355,090
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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=General Assembly=
==Senate==
{{Main|2018 Delaware Senate election}}
The state of Delaware had various State Senate elections in the general election.
District 2
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Darius J. Brown
|votes = 2,115
|percentage = 38.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bobbie Cummings
|votes = 1,387
|percentage = 25.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Guy
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 23.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Herman Holloway Jr.
|votes = 727
|percentage = 13.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 5,509
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 2 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Darius J. Brown
|votes = 11,773
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11,773
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 3
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman
|votes = 2,143
|percentage = 56.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jordan Hines
|votes = 1,660
|percentage = 43.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,803
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 3 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman
|votes = 9,099
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9,099
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 4
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 4 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Laura Sturgeon
|votes = 11,251
|percentage = 53.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gregory Lavelle (incumbent)
|votes = 9,924
|percentage = 46.87%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,175
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 6
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 6 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ernesto Lopez (incumbent)
|votes = 14,781
|percentage = 52.67%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David Baker
|votes = 13,283
|percentage = 47.33%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28,064
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 10
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 10 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Stephanie Hansen (incumbent)
|votes = 11,665
|percentage = 62.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Christine Metzing
|votes = 7,129
|percentage = 37.94%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,794
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 11
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 11 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bryan Townsend (incumbent)
|votes = 10,420
|percentage = 75.74%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Kapitanic
|votes = 3,336
|percentage = 24.26%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13,756
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 16
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 16 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Colin Bonini (incumbent)
|votes = 8,617
|percentage = 55.09%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Louisa Phillips
|votes = 7,027
|percentage = 44.91%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,644
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 17
{{Election box begin no change | title=Republican primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Justin King
|votes = 1,240
|percentage = 67.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Donyale Hall
|votes = 596
|percentage = 32.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,836
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 17 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = W. Charles Paradee
|votes = 9,343
|percentage = 64.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Justin King
|votes = 5,194
|percentage = 35.73%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 14,537
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 18
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 18 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = David Wilson
|votes = 10,816
|percentage = 65.17%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James Purcell
|votes = 5,783
|percentage = 34.83%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,599
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 21
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State Senate District 21 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bryant Richardson (incumbent)
|votes = 8,816
|percentage = 65.03%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Wheatley
|votes = 4,741
|percentage = 34.97%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13,557
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==House of Representatives==
{{Main|2018 Delaware House of Representatives election}}
Certain notable State House elections are below.
District 6
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State House District 6 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Debra Heffernan (incumbent)
|votes = 7,073
|percentage = 65.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeffrey Olmstead
|votes = 3,754
|percentage = 34.68%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10,827
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 7
Incumbent state representative Bryon Short did not run for reelection. Perennial candidate Rose Izzo previously ran her campaign for the Republican Party's nomination, but later switched to run for the Democratic nomination. Eric Braunstein won the Republican primary unopposed.
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ray Seigfried
|votes = 762
|percentage = 28.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Larry Lambert
|votes = 676
|percentage = 25.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joe Daigle
|votes = 661
|percentage = 24.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Catherine Imburgia
|votes = 300
|percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rose Izzo
|votes = 257
|percentage = 9.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,656
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State House District 7 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ray Seigfried
|votes = 5,943
|percentage = 62.92%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Eric Braunstein
|votes = 3,348
|percentage = 35.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Scott Gesty
|votes = 154
|percentage = 1.64%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9,445
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 10
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State House District 10 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sean Matthews (incumbent)
|votes = 6,448
|percentage = 68.69%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Erin Wienner
|votes = 2,938
|percentage = 31.31%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9,386
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 12
{{Election box begin no change | title=Democratic primary, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Krista Griffith
|votes = 1,726
|percentage = 63.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rachel Blumenfeld
|votes = 982
|percentage = 36.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,708
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State House District 12 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Krista Griffith
|votes = 6,691
|percentage = 53.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Deborah Hudson (incumbent)
|votes = 5,898
|percentage = 46.86%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12,589
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 36
After Kerri Evelyn Harris's loss in the U.S. Senate election, many progressive Delaware Democrats shifted focus to support Don Allan in District 36. He was endorsed by Our Revolution, Delaware United, Kerri Evelyn Harris, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester.
{{Election box begin no change | title=Delaware State House District 36 election, 2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bryan Shupe
|votes = 5,244
|percentage = 64.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Don Allan
|votes = 2,848
|percentage = 35.19%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8,092
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}