2012 Delaware House of Representatives election

2012 Delaware House of Representatives election

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Last election 26 15 Seats before 26 15 Seats won 27 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 220,822 130,711 Percentage 62.22% 36.83%
Speaker before election Robert Gilligan Democratic Elected Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic

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An election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012.

Democrats consolidated their control of the House by gaining one seat, winning 27 seats compared to 14 seats for the Republicans.

Results[]

Statewide[]

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	35	220,822	62.22%	27	1
	Republican Party	26	130,711	36.83%	14	1
	Libertarian Party	7	3,116	0.88%	0	–
	Independent Party	1	268	0.08%	0	–
Total		69	354,917	100.00%	41	–

District[]

Results of the 2012 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[1]

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