2014 Delaware House of Representatives election

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2014 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat
Last election 27 14
Seats before 27 14
Seats won 25 16
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 117,584 91,575
Percentage 55.78% 43.44%

Speaker before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

An election was held on November 4, 2014 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 9, 2014.

Democrats retained control of the House despite losing two seats, winning 25 seats compared to 16 seats for the Republicans.[1]

Results[]

Statewide[]

Party Candi-
dates
Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 36 117,584 55.78% 25 Decrease2
Republican Party 28 91,575 43.44% 16 Increase2
Libertarian Party 4 1,263 0.60% 0
Independent Party 2 369 0.18% 0
Total 70 210,791 100.00% 41

District[]

Results of the 2014 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
4,691 100.00% - - - - 4,691 100.00% Democratic Hold
2,393 81.95% 527 18.05% - - 2,920 100.00% Democratic Hold
2,477 82.93% 510 17.07% - - 2,987 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,356 59.71% 2,939 40.29% - - 7,295 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,826 100.00% - - - - 3,826 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,620 63.44% 2,662 36.56% - - 7,282 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,392 86.13% - - 707 13.87% 5,099 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,562 61.43% 2,236 38.57% - - 5,798 100.00% Democratic Hold
2,950 46.15% 3,290 51.47% 152 2.38% 6,392 100.00% Republican GAIN
3,494 55.16% 2,840 44.84% - - 6,334 100.00% Democratic Hold
1,943 36.73% 3,347 63.27% - - 5,290 100.00% Republican Hold
3,048 34.74% 5,726 65.26% - - 8,774 100.00% Republican Hold
3,528 100.00% - - - - 3,528 100.00% Democratic Hold
5,911 100.00% - - - - 5,911 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,906 68.12% 1,828 31.88% - - 5,734 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,802 82.53% 805 17.47% - - 4,607 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,860 100.00% - - - - 3,860 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,329 100.00% - - - - 3,329 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,128 63.63% 1,788 36.37% - - 4,916 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,737 39.64% 5,473 58.06% 217 2.30% 9,427 100.00% Republican Hold
965 19.25% 4,048 80.75% - - 5,013 100.00% Republican Hold
2,784 34.42% 5,118 63.28% 186 2.30% 8,088 100.00% Republican Hold
3,740 100.00% - - - - 3,740 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,194 100.00% - - - - 3,194 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,098 100.00% - - - - 3,098 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,329 100.00% - - - - 3,329 100.00% Democratic Hold
4,642 100.00% - - - - 4,642 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,490 100.00% - - - - 3,490 100.00% Democratic Hold
3,332 57.42% 2,471 42.58% - - 5,803 100.00% Democratic Hold
1,758 33.09% 3,489 65.68% 65 1.22% 5,312 100.00% Republican Hold
2,609 53.30% 2,286 46.70% - - 4,895 100.00% Democratic Hold
1,860 57.57% 1,371 42.43% - - 3,231 100.00% Democratic Hold
2,429 42.13% 3,336 57.87% - - 5,765 100.00% Republican Hold
2,268 35.63% 4,097 64.37% - - 6,365 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 4,155 100.00% - - 4,155 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 4,455 100.00% - - 4,455 100.00% Republican Hold
2,214 34.66% 4,173 65.34% - - 6,387 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 7,133 100.00% - - 7,133 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 3,977 92.88% 305 7.12% 4,282 100.00% Republican Hold
- - 4,306 100.00% - - 4,306 100.00% Republican Hold
2,919 47.79% 3,189 52.21% - - 6,108 100.00% Republican GAIN
Total 117,584 55.78% 91,575 43.44% 1,632 0.77% 210,791 100.00%

References[]

  1. ^ Burke, Melissa Nann; Offredo, Jon; Fisher, James (November 4, 2014). "Election results in Delaware legislative races". The News Journal. New Castle, U.S.A. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2014 General Election (Official Results)". Dover, U.S.A.: Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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