United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District. John Carney was re-elected in 2012.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Delaware had a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election was limited to registered party members.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by August 18 (August 27 for overseas and military citizens); if they switched parties, they had to do so by May 25. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 13 (October 22 for overseas and military).[2]
- See also: Delaware elections, 2012
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was John Carney (D), who was first elected in 2010.
Delaware has a single At-Large Congressional District, which makes up the entire state.
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the one Congressional seat from Delaware.
| Members of the U.S. House from Delaware -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that a Democrat would remain in control of the one congressional seat.[3]
Margin of victory for winners
There was a total of 1 seat up for election in 2012 in Delaware. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Delaware, At-Large, District | 31.5% | 368,154 | Thomas Kovach |
Primary competitiveness
Delaware was tied with Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and West Virginia for having the 22nd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 50% of major party primaries having been contested (1 out of 2). The national average was 54.31%.
Delaware's one U.S. House incumbent sought re-election in 2012. He did not face a challenger in the primary. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
General election candidates
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| At-large | John Carney | John Carney | No |
Candidates
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General election candidates
September 11, 2012, primary results
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Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Delaware's At-Large Congressional District had a PVI of D+7, which is the 128th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 63-37 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 54-46 percent over George W. Bush (R).[7]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Election Commissioner, "2012 Election Calendar," accessed July 21, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Delaware," September 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 USA Today "A look ahead to the key races in the Northeast in 2012," November 13, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Delaware Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed July 10, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Online "Kovach wants his ‘noticeable presence’ in Claymont Christmas Parade noted," December 6, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012