2010 Delaware House of Representatives election

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2010 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Gilligan Gregory Lavelle
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat
Last election 25 16
Seats before 24 17
Seats won 26 15
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 150,561 136,273
Percentage 51.88% 45.95%

Speaker before election

Robert Gilligan
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Robert Gilligan
Democratic

An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010.

Democrats consolidated their control of the House with a net gain of two seats, winning 26 seats compared to 15 seats for the Republicans.

Results[]

Statewide[]

Party Candi-
dates
Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 35 150,561 51.88% 26 Increase2
Republican Party 34 136,273 46.95% 15 Decrease2
Libertarian Party 5 1,165 0.40% 0
Working Families Party 2 773 0.27% 0
Independent Party 3 553 0.19% 0
Unaffiliated 1 463 0.16% 0
Blue Enigma Party 1 440 0.15% 0
Total 81 290,228 100.00% 41

District[]

Results of the 2010 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[1]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
6,044 100.00% - - - - 6,044 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,485 100.00% - - - - 4,485 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,375 83.15% - - 684 16.85% 4,059 100.00% Democratic Hold
5,298 65.77% 2,757 34.23% - - 8,055 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,921 100.00% - - - - 4,921 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,263 51.89% 3,856 46.93% 97 1.18% 8,216 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,983 56.86% 3,619 41.29% 162 1.85% 8,764 100.00% Democratic Hold
6,402 63.18% 3,731 36.82% - - 10,133 100.00% Democratic Hold
5,583 51.30% 5,301 48.70% - - 10,884 100.00% Democratic GAIN
4,314 54.65% 3,580 45.35% - - 7,894 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,318 38.96% 5,198 61.04% - - 8,516 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 6,067 88.78% 767 11.22% 6,834 100.00% Republican Hold
4,345 90.80% - - 440 9.20% 4,785 100.00% Democratic Hold
6,425 53.67% 5,546 46.33% - - 11,971 100.00% Democratic Hold
6,764 71.33% 2,569 27.09% 150 1.58% 9,483 100.00% Democratic Hold
5,328 100.00% - - - - 5,328 100.00% Democratic Hold
5,108 100.00% - - - - 5,108 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,115 52.97% 2,677 45.52% 89 1.51% 5,881 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,527 73.37% 1,643 26.63% - - 6,170 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,288 37.55% 5,469 62.45% - - 8,757 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 5,356 100.00% - - 5,356 100.00% Republican Hold
2,798 32.67% 5,767 67.33% - - 8,565 100.00% Republican Hold
4,649 68.38% 2,150 31.62% - - 6,799 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,531 68.35% 1,635 31.65% - - 5,166 100.00% Democratic GAIN
3,402 65.54% 1,789 34.46% - - 5,191 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,819 96.67% 166 3.33% - - 4,985 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,654 64.94% 2,513 35.06% - - 7,167 100.00% Democratic GAIN
4,534 67.72% 2,161 32.28% - - 6,695 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,673 41.51% 5,176 58.49% - - 8,849 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 5,514 100.00% - - 5,514 100.00% Republican Hold
3,487 59.12% 2,411 40.88% - - 5,898 100.00% Democratic Hold
2,291 50.18% 1,995 43.69% 280 6.13% 4,566 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,955 47.83% 4,314 52.17% - - 8,269 100.00% Republican GAIN
2,393 29.42% 5,015 61.66% 725 8.91% 8,133 100.00% Republican Hold
1,995 29.71% 4,719 70.29% - - 6,714 100.00% Republican Hold
4,440 45.92% 5,229 54.08% - - 9,669 100.00% Republican Hold
3,189 38.25% 5,149 61.75% - - 8,338 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 9,371 100.00% - - 9,371 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 4,562 100.00% - - 4,562 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 5,342 100.00% - - 5,342 100.00% Republican Hold
4,865 55.34% 3,926 44.66% - - 8,791 100.00% Democratic Hold
Total 150,561 51.88% 136,273 46.95% 3,394 1.17% 290,228 100.00%

References[]

  1. ^ "2010 General Election (Official Results)". Dover, U.S.A.: Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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