2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections
Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
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 .[1]
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 [ edit ]
4th District special election [ edit ]
Democrat Gerald Brady resigned his seat on January 31, 2022.[3] Democrat Charles Freel defeated Republican Ted Kittila in a special election held on March 5, 2022, to fill Brady's unexpired term.
Results summary [ edit ]
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Statewide [ edit ]
Closest races [ edit ]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 21, 0.4%
District 20, 2.88% gain
District 27, 6.7%
Retirements [ edit ]
Incumbents defeated in the primary election [ edit ]
Detailed results [ edit ]
Results of the 2022 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[5] [6]
District 1 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.
Democratic primary
General election
District 2 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd District since 2010.
Democratic primary
General election
District 3 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker had represented the 3rd District since 2018.
District 4 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th District since 2018.
District 6 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th District since 2018.
Democratic primary
General election
District 7 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Larry Lambert had represented the 7th District since 2020.
District 8 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Sherae'a Moore had represented the 8th District since 2020.
District 9 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th District since 2014.
District 10 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews had represented the 10th District since 2014.
District 11 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th District since 2012.
District 12 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th District since 2002.
District 15 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst had represented the 15th District since 2004.
District 16 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.
District 17 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th District since 2018.
District 18 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th District since 2012.
District 20 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone had represented the 21st District since 2008.
District 22 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.
District 23 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach had represented the 23rd District since 2012.
District 24 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski had represented the 24th District since 2010.
District 25 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.
Democratic primary
General election
District 27 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Eric Morrison had represented the 27th District since 2020.
Democratic primary
General election
District 28 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th District since 2008.
District 29 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th District since 2018.
District 30 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.
District 31 [ edit ]
Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st District since 2014.
District 32 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd District since 2016.
District 34 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th District since 2014.
District 35 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.
District 36 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe had represented the 36th District since 2018.
Republican primary
General election
District 37 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King had represented the 37th District since January 2010.
District 38 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th District since 2012.
District 39 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.
District 40 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th District since 2012.
District 41 [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st District since 2014.
^ Redistricted from the 4th district.
^ Redistricted from the 4th district.
References [ edit ]
^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 29, 2022 .
^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ "4th State Representative District Special Election" (PDF) . State of Delaware Department of Elections. March 5, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)" . State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)" . State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ "2022 General election official write-in votes report" (PDF) . State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2022.
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