2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2022_Delaware_State_House_election.svg/200px-2022_Delaware_State_House_election.svg.png) Results:
Democratic hold
Democratic gain
Republican hold
Republican gain
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The
2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections
took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the
2022 United States elections
. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for
U.S. House
,
Attorney General
, and
state senate
.
Delaware
voters elected state senators in all 41 of the state's Senate districts. 41 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the
Delaware House of Representatives
.
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A primary election on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates would appear on the November 8
general election ballot
. Primary election results can be obtained from the
Delaware Secretary of State
's website. Following the 2022 state House of Representatives elections,
Democrats
maintained control of the House, having a majority with 26 members.
Republicans
held 15 seats.
Predictions
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4th District special election
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Democrat
Gerald Brady
resigned his seat on January 31, 2022.
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Democrat
Charles Freel
defeated Republican Ted Kittila in a special election held on March 5, 2022, to fill Brady's unexpired term.
Results summary
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† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Statewide
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Closest races
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 21, 0.4%
- District 20, 2.88%
gain
- District 27, 6.7%
Retirements
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Incumbents defeated in the primary election
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Detailed results
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Results of the 2022 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:
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District 1
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Incumbent Democrat
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
had represented the 1st District since 2018.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 2
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Incumbent Democrat
Stephanie Bolden
had represented the 2nd District since 2010.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 3
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Incumbent Democrat
Sherry Dorsey Walker
had represented the 3rd District since 2018.
District 4
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The new 4th District is based in
Sussex County
and includes
Long Neck
,
Angola
, and
Warwick
. The new district had no incumbent. Republican
Jeff Hilovsky
won the open seat.
- Republican primary
- General election
District 5
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Incumbent Democrat
Kendra Johnson
had represented the 5th District since 2018.
District 6
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Incumbent Democrat
Debra Heffernan
had represented the 6th District since 2018.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 7
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Incumbent Democrat
Larry Lambert
had represented the 7th District since 2020.
District 8
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Incumbent Democrat
Sherae'a Moore
had represented the 8th District since 2020.
District 9
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Incumbent Republican
Kevin Hensley
had represented the 9th District since 2014.
District 10
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Incumbent Democrat
Sean Matthews
had represented the 10th District since 2014.
District 11
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Incumbent Republican
Jeffrey Spiegelman
had represented the 11th District since 2012.
District 12
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The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats
Krista Griffith
, who had represented the 12th District since 2018, and
Charles Freel
, who had represented the 4th district since winning a special election in 2022. Freel did not seek re-election, and Griffith was re-elected here.
District 13
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Incumbent Democrat
Larry Mitchell
had represented the 13th District since 2006. Mitchell lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat
DeShanna Neal
, who went on to win the general election.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 14
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Incumbent Democrat House Speaker
Peter Schwartzkopf
had represented the 14th District since 2002.
District 15
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Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader
Valerie Longhurst
had represented the 15th District since 2004.
District 16
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Incumbent Democrat
Franklin Cooke Jr.
had represented the 16th District since 2018.
District 17
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Incumbent Democrat
Melissa Minor-Brown
had represented the 17th District since 2018.
District 18
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Incumbent Democrat
David Bentz
had represented the 17th District since 2015. Bentz did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat
Sophie Phillips
won the open seat.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 19
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Incumbent Democrat
Kimberly Williams
had represented the 19th District since 2012.
District 20
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Incumbent Republican
Stephen Smyk
had represented the 20th District since 2012. Smyk retired to run for the
State Senate
. Democrat
Stell Selby
won the open seat.
District 21
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Incumbent Republican
Michael Ramone
had represented the 21st District since 2008.
District 22
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Incumbent Republican
Michael Smith
had represented the 22nd District since 2018.
District 23
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Incumbent Democrat
Paul Baumbach
had represented the 23rd District since 2012.
District 24
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Incumbent Democrat
Edward Osienski
had represented the 24th District since 2010.
District 25
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Incumbent Democrat
John Kowalko Jr.
had represented the 25th District since 2006. Kowalko did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat
Cyndie Romer
won the open seat.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 26
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Incumbent Democrat
Madinah Wilson-Anton
had represented the 26th District since 2020.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 27
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Incumbent Democrat
Eric Morrison
had represented the 27th District since 2020.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 28
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Incumbent Democrat
William Carson Jr.
had represented the 28th District since 2008.
District 29
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Incumbent Democrat
William Bush IV
had represented the 29th District since 2018.
District 30
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Incumbent Republican
Shannon Morris
had represented the 30th District since 2018.
District 31
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Incumbent Democrat
Sean Lynn
had represented the 31st District since 2014.
District 32
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Incumbent Democrat
Andria Bennett
had represented the 32nd District since 2012. Bennett did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat
Kerri Evelyn Harris
won the open seat.
- Democratic primary
- General election
District 33
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Incumbent Republican
Charles Postles Jr.
had represented the 33rd District since 2016.
District 34
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Incumbent Republican
Lyndon Yearick
had represented the 34th District since 2014.
District 35
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Incumbent Republican
Jesse Vanderwende
had represented the 35th District since 2018.
District 36
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Incumbent Republican
Bryan Shupe
had represented the 36th District since 2018.
- Republican primary
- General election
District 37
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Incumbent Republican
Ruth Briggs King
had represented the 37th District since January 2010.
District 38
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Incumbent Republican
Ronald Gray
had represented the 38th District since 2012.
District 39
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Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader
Daniel Short
had represented the 39th District since 2006.
District 40
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Incumbent Republican
Timothy Dukes
had represented the 40th District since 2012.
District 41
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Incumbent Republican
Richard Collins
had represented the 41st District since 2014.
Notes
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- ^
Redistricted from the 4th district.
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Redistricted from the 4th district.
References
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- ^
"Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022"
.
Ballotpedia
. Retrieved
March 29,
2022
.
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Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022).
"The Battle for State Legislatures"
. Retrieved
May 19,
2022
.
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Gamard, Karl Baker and Sarah.
"Citing PTSD, Rep. Gerald Brady resigns. Sources say there is more to the story"
.
The News Journal
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"4th State Representative District Special Election"
(PDF)
. State of Delaware Department of Elections. March 5, 2022
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)"
. State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2022
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)"
. State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2022
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"2022 General election official write-in votes report"
(PDF)
. State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2022.
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