2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The Democratic and Republican primaries was held on September 15, 2020.
Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican nominee Lee Murphy is a private citizen and worked for most of his life at Amtrak as a conductor and manager. [2] Murphy has also worked as an actor and has appeared in Netflix's House of Cards.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]
Declined[]
- Scott Walker, Republican nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018[4][5] (running for Governor as a Republican)
Endorsements[]
- Organizations
- Sierra Club[6]
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- Lee Murphy, actor and candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018[7]
Eliminated in primary[]
- Matthew Morris, sales consultant[8]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Murphy | 39,179 | 73.81% | |
Republican | Matthew Morris | 13,901 | 26.19% | |
Total votes | 53,080 | 100.0% |
Libertarian primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- David L. Rogers[10]
Independent Party[]
Declared[]
- Catherine S. Purcell, college student and pro-Trump activist[10]
General election[]
Endorsements[]
- Organizations
- Sierra Club[6]
Predictions[]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[11] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[12] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Politico[14] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Daily Kos[15] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
RCP[16] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Polling[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) |
Lee Murphy (R) |
Catherine Purcell (I) |
David Rogers (L) |
Other/ Undecided |
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University of Delaware | September 21–27, 2020 | 847 (LV) | – | 51% | 29% | 5% | 3% | 13%[b] |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lisa Blunt Rochester (incumbent) | 281,382 | 57.63% | -6.63% | |
Republican | Lee Murphy | 196,392 | 40.22% | +4.78% | |
Independent | Catherine S. Purcell | 6,682 | 1.37% | N/A | |
Libertarian | David L. Rogers | 3,814 | 0.78% | N/A | |
Total votes | 488,270 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ Cherry, Amy. "'House of Cards' actor to run for US Congress in Delaware". Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ @CATargetBot (April 13, 2019). "NEW FEC F2 Lisa Blunt Rochester (DEM) #DE00 (D-Blunt Rochester) classic.fec.gov/fecviewer/CommitteeDetailFilings.do?tabIndex=3&candidateCommitteeId=H6DE00206 …" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Fmr. House Candidate Scott Walker suspends longshot Democratic presidential campaign, says he's writing book". Delaware 105.9 FM. June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Austin Auen on Facebook". Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
- ^ McAneny, DJ (August 19, 2020). "'I stand for the working man', GOP-endorsed Murphy hopes to challenge Blunt Rochester for Delaware's US House seat". WDEL. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Share: Matthew Morris: Republican Candidate for US House of Representatives (Delaware)-Podcast". Cape Gazette. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links[]
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Delaware", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Delaware: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Delaware". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Delaware at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware
- 2020 Delaware elections
- Delaware election stubs