Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012

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Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Term limits • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates 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

Delaware House of Representatives • 2012 Delaware Senate Elections

Elections for the office of Delaware House of Representatives were held in Delaware on November 6, 2012. All 41 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was July 10, 2012. The primary Election Day was September 11, 2012.

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Delaware House of Representatives:

Delaware House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	15	14
Total		41	41

Incumbents retiring

A total of 7 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Dennis P. Williams	Democratic	House District 1
Gregory Lavelle	Republican	House District 11
Robert Gilligan	Democratic	House District 19
Teresa Schooley	Democratic	House District 23
E. Bradford Bennett	Democratic	House District 32
Gerald Hocker	Republican	House District 38
Clifford Lee	Republican	House District 40

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Delaware in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	88	$2,583,173
2008	75	$2,334,401
2006	79	$2,156,700
2004	80	$2,020,644
2002	83	$1,824,680

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in house campaigns was $2,583,173. The top 10 overall contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Ellis, David E	$83,043
LaVelle, Gregory Francis	$52,700
King, Stanley & Ruth	$30,000
Manolakos, Nick T	$25,665
Delaware Racing Association	$21,503
Delaware Association of Realtors	$20,731
Kenton, Harvey & Jeanne	$20,000
Delaware Education Association	$19,203
Gallogly, Kay Wilde	$17,920
Delaware Citizens for Economic Development	$14,700

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Delaware

New maps were approved by the Delaware General Assembly in late June 2011. Two New Castle County districts were moved. The 11th District, held by Greg Lavelle (who rann for the District 4 Senate seat in 2012), was moved south of Middletown and extended to northwestern Kent County. The 20th District, held by Nick Manolakos (who ran for re-election in District 22), was relocated to eastern Sussex County and covered Milton and Lewes.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution states: No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his election, and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Representative District in which he shall be chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State.

List of candidates

District 1

Incumbent Dennis P. Williams (D) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Victoria A. Kent: 497
• Rourke A. Moore: 941
• Charles Potter, Jr.: 2,546 a

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Charles Potter, Jr.: 9,321

District 2

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Stephanie Bolden: 1,400 a Incumbent Bolden first assumed office in 2011.
• Arthur Scott: 854

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Stephanie Bolden: 6,253

District 3

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Helene Keeley a Incumbent Keeley first assumed office in 1997.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Helene Keeley: 6,341

District 4

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Gerald Brady a Incumbent Brady first assumed office in 2007.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gerald Brady: 9,133

District 5

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Melanie George Smith a Incumbent George first assumed office in 2003.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Melanie George Smith: 8,057

District 6

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Debra Heffernan a Incumbent Heffernan first assumed office in 2011.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Eric Taylor a

November 6 General election candidates:

Debra Heffernan: 7,502

Eric Taylor: 4,529

District 7

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Bryon Short a Incumbent Short first assumed office in 2007.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Daniel Lepre a

Libertarian candidates:

• Robert Wilson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bryon Short: 7,280

Daniel Lepre: 3,204

Robert Wilson: 188

District 8

September 11 Democratic primary:

• S. Quinton Johnson a Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Matthew Brown a

November 6 General election candidates:

S. Quinton Johnson: 6,937

Matthew Brown: 3,086

District 9

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Rebecca Walker a Incumbent Walker first assumed office in 2011.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rebecca Walker: 7,565

District 10

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Sean Matthews: 630
• Dennis E. Williams: 705 a Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Robert M. Rhodunda a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dennis E. Williams: 5,553

Robert M. Rhodunda: 5,104

District 11

Note: Incumbent Gregory Lavelle (R) ran for Delaware State Senate in District 4.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• David Brown, Jr.: 282
• Lynne Newlin: 565 a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Jeffrey Spiegelman a

Libertarian candidates:

• Margaret McKeown a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lynne Newlin: 4,127

Jeffrey Spiegelman: 4,337

Margaret McKeown: 154

District 12

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Deborah Hudson a Incumbent Hudson first assumed office in 1995.

November 6 General election candidates:

Deborah Hudson: 9,669

District 13

September 11 Democratic primary:

• John Mitchell, Jr. a Incumbent Mitchell first assumed office in 2007.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Mitchell, Jr.: 7,384

District 14

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Peter Schwartzkopf a Incumbent Schwartzkopf first assumed office in 2003.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

Libertarian candidates:

• Margaret V. Melson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Peter Schwartzkopf: 8,250

Margaret V. Melson: 925

District 15

September 11 Democratic primary:

• James D. Burton: 483
• Valerie Longhurst: 665 a Incumbent Longhurst first assumed office in 2005.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

Libertarian candidates:

• Amy Merlino a

November 6 General election candidates:

Valerie Longhurst: 8,385

Amy Merlino: 585

District 16

September 11 Democratic primary:

• James Johnson a Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2005.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

Libertarian candidates:

• John Machurek a

November 6 General election candidates:

James Johnson: 7,613

John Machurek: 277

District 17

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Michael Mulrooney a Incumbent Mulrooney first assumed office in 1999.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Laura A. Brown a

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Mulrooney: 7,297

Laura A. Brown: 1,695

District 18

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Michael Barbieri a Incumbent Barbieri first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Barbieri: 7,501

District 19

Incumbent Robert Gilligan (D) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• William H. Dunn: 598
• Kimberly Williams: 710 a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Dennis C. Cini a

Note: Scot T. Sauer initially filed but no longer appears on the list of primary candidates.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kimberly Williams: 6,088

Dennis C. Cini: 3,200

District 20

Incumbent Nick Manolakos (R) ran for re-election in District 22.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Thomas D. Jones, Sr.: 112
• Marie M. Mayor: 1,177 a
• Lynn J. Rogers: 525

September 11 GOP primary:

• Stephen T. Smyk a

November 6 General election candidates:

Marie M. Mayor: 5,689

Stephen T. Smyk: 6,469

District 21

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Michael Ramone a Incumbent Ramone first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Ramone: 7,629

District 22

September 11 Democratic primary:

• David E. Ellis a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Nick T. Manolakos: 630 - Incumbent Manolakos first assumed office in 2007.
• Joseph Miro: 977 a Incumbent Miro first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

David E. Ellis: 4,803

Joseph Miro: 8,333

District 23

Incumbent Teresa Schooley (D) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Paul S. Baumbach: 546 a
• Claudia B. Bock: 368
• Gerald J. Grant, Jr.: 491

September 11 GOP primary:

• Mark Doughty a

November 6 General election candidates:

Paul S. Baumbach: 4,770

Mark Doughty: 3,559

District 24

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Edward S. Osienski a Incumbent Osienski first assumed office in 2011.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Edward S. Osienski: 7,445

District 25

September 11 Democratic primary:

• John Kowalko, Jr. a Incumbent Kowalko first assumed office in 2007.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Kowalko, Jr.: 5,674

District 26

September 11 Democratic primary:

• John Viola a Incumbent Viola first assumed office in 1999.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Viola: 7,476

District 27

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Earl Jaques, Jr. a Incumbent Jaques first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

November 6 General election candidates:

Earl Jaques, Jr.: 8,581

District 28

September 11 Democratic primary:

• William Carson, Jr. a Incumbent Carson first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Christopher Sylvester a

November 6 General election candidates:

William Carson, Jr.: 6,104

Christopher Sylvester: 2,478

District 29

September 11 Democratic primary:

• William C. Paradee III a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Lincoln D. Willis a Incumbent Willis first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

William C. Paradee III: 5,183

Lincoln D. Willis: 4,358

District 30

September 11 GOP primary:

• William Outten a Incumbent Outten first assumed office in 2005.

Libertarian Candidate:

• Gordon Smith a

November 6 General election candidates:

William Outten: 5,906

Gordon Smith: 520

District 31

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Darryl Scott a Incumbent Scott first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Samuel Chick a

November 6 General election candidates:

Darryl Scott: 5,231

Samuel Chick: 3,121

District 32

Incumbent E. Bradford Bennett (D) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Andria L. Bennett: 421 a
• William P. McGlumphy: 262

September 11 GOP primary:

• William R. McVay: 106
• Ellis B. Parrott: 295 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Andria L. Bennett: 4,097

Ellis B. Parrott: 2,372

District 33

September 11 Democratic primary:

• John K. Robbins a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Harold Peterman a Incumbent Peterman first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

John K. Robbins: 4,207

Harold Peterman: 4,825

District 34

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr. a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Donald Blakey a Incumbent Blakey first assumed office in 2007.

Independent candidates:

• Douglas Beatty a

November 6 General election candidates:

Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr.: 4,074

Donald Blakey: 5,680

Douglas Beatty: 268

District 35

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

September 11 GOP primary:

• David Wilson a Incumbent Wilson first assumed office in 2009.

Libertarian candidates:

• Ronnie L. Fitzgerald, Jr. a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Wilson: 5,836

Ronnie L. Fitzgerald, Jr.: 467

District 36

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Harvey R. Kenton a Incumbent Kenton first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Harvey R. Kenton: 6,298

District 37

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Elizabeth E. McGinn a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Ruth Briggs King a Incumbent King first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Elizabeth E. McGinn: 4,139

Ruth Briggs King: 5,026

District 38

Incumbent Gerald Hocker (R) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Shirley A. Price a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Ronald E. Gray a

November 6 General election candidates:

Shirley A. Price: 5,035

Ronald E. Gray: 7,902

District 39

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed to run.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Patrick J. Murray: 259
• Daniel Short: 1,046 a Incumbent Short first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Daniel Short: 6,191

District 40

Incumbent Clifford Lee (R) did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Raymond C. Adkins: 220
• Benjamin D. Lowe: 416 a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Timothy D. Dukes a

November 6 General election candidates:

Benjamin D. Lowe: 3,306

Timothy D. Dukes: 5,552

District 41

September 11 Democratic primary:

• John Atkins a Incumbent Atkins first assumed office in 2009.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Richard G. Collins a

November 6 General election candidates:S

John Atkins: 4,421

Richard G. Collins: 4,352

See also

• Delaware House of Representatives
• Delaware State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

External links

• Delaware Department of Elections - Primary Election Candidate List
• Delaware Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
• Delaware Department of Elections - 2012 General Election Candidates
• Delaware Department of Elections - Official General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Melissa Minor-Brown

Majority Leader:Kerri Harris

Minority Leader:Timothy Dukes

Representatives

District 1

Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D)

District 2

Stephanie Bolden (D)

District 3

Josue Ortega (D)

District 4

Jeff Hilovsky (R)

District 5

Kendra Johnson (D)

District 6

Debra Heffernan (D)

District 7

Larry Lambert (D)

District 8

Sherae'a Moore (D)

District 9

Kevin Hensley (R)

District 10

Melanie Ross Levin (D)

District 11

Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)

District 12

Krista Griffith (D)

District 13

DeShanna Neal (D)

District 14

Claire Snyder-Hall (D)

District 15

Kamela Smith (D)

District 16

Franklin Cooke (D)

District 17

Melissa Minor-Brown (D)

District 18

Sophie Phillips (D)

District 19

Kimberly Williams (D)

District 20

Stell Selby (D)

District 21

Frank Burns (D)

District 22

Michael Smith (R)

District 23

Mara Gorman (D)

District 24

Edward Osienski (D)

District 25

Cyndie Romer (D)

District 26

Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)

District 27

Eric Morrison (D)

District 28

William Carson (D)

District 29

William Bush (D)

District 30

Shannon Morris (R)

District 31

Sean Lynn (D)

District 32

Kerri Harris (D)

District 33

Charles Postles (R)

District 34

Lyndon Dean Yearick (R)

District 35

Jesse Vanderwende (R)

District 36

Bryan Shupe (R)

District 37

Valerie Jones Giltner (R)

District 38

Ronald Gray (R)

District 39

Daniel Short (R)

District 40

Timothy Dukes (R)

District 41

Richard Collins (R)

Democratic Party (27)

Republican Party (14)