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Delaware state executive official elections, 2014

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Three state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Delaware. The general election took place on November 4, 2014, following a primary on September 9.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Delaware utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Delaware:

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held two of the three state executive seats up for election in 2014 in Delaware.

Delaware State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 2 1
     Republican Party 1 2
Total 3 3





Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Attorney General Beau Biden
Beau Biden.jpg		 2007 No[4] Democratic Party Matthew Denn
Republican Party Ted Kittila
Green Party Catherine Damavandi
Libertarian Party John Machurek
Independent David Graham		 Democratic Party Matthew Denn No
Treasurer Chip Flowers
Chip Flowers.png		 2011 No[5] Democratic Party Sean Barney
Republican Party Ken Simpler
Green Party David Chandler		 Republican Party Ken Simpler Yes
State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.
Thomas Wagner.jpg		 1989 Yes[6] Republican Party R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.
Democratic Party Brenda Mayrack		 Republican Party R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. No

Primary results

Delaware Attorney General

  • Republican primary - Uncontested
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Delaware Treasurer

  • Republican primary
Delaware Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKen Simpler 53.9% 13,491
Sher Valenzuela 46.1% 11,549
Total Votes 25,040
Election results via Office of the Delaware Elections Commissioner.
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Delaware Auditor

  • Democratic primary
Delaware Auditor, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Mayrack 55% 12,091
Ken Matlusky 45% 9,896
Total Votes 21,987
Election results via Office of the Delaware Elections Commissioner.
  • Republican primary - Uncontested

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Delaware Attorney General

Attorney General of Delaware, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Denn 52.8% 121,410
     Republican Ted Kittila 39.2% 90,257
     Green Catherine Damavandi 4.6% 10,599
     Independent David Graham 2.1% 4,879
     Libertarian John Machurek 1.3% 2,984
Total Votes 230,129
Election results via Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner

Delaware Treasurer

Delaware Treasurer, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKen Simpler 53.6% 123,105
     Democratic Sean Barney 43.6% 100,218
     Green David Chandler 2.8% 6,373
Total Votes 229,696
Election results via Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner

Delaware Auditor

Delaware Auditor, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngR. Thomas Wagner, Jr. Incumbent 54.2% 123,100
     Democratic Brenda Mayrack 45.8% 103,939
Total Votes 227,039
Election results via Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[7] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[8]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[9]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[10]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
July 8, 2014 Filing deadline (Democratic and Republican)
July 15, 2014 Filing deadline (Other candidates)
September 9, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
November 6, 2014 State Board of Canvass meets in Superior Court
January 6, 2015 Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

State executive organization

Executive officials in Delaware are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Delaware's state government:

Delaware exec org chart.png

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Delaware + State + Executive +-Obama + Elections"

Delaware state executive elections, 2014 News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
  2. ↑ State of Delaware, "Primary Election," accessed July 22, 2024
  3. ↑ Delaware.gov, "TITLE 15 Elections, CHAPTER 49. Conduct of Election § 3110 Qualifications of voters," accessed July 22, 2024
  4. ↑ Beau Biden for Attorney General official website, "Splash page," accessed April 18, 2014
  5. ↑ Delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
  6. ↑ Tom Wagner for Auditor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed July 15, 2014
  7. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  8. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  9. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  10. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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