2010 Delaware House of Representatives election
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Gilligan Richard Cathcart (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 19th - Wilmington 9th- Middletown
Last election 25 16
Seats before 24 17
Seats won 26 15
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 150,521 136,363
Percentage 51.85% 46.98%
Speaker before election

Robert Gilligan
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Robert Gilligan
Democratic

An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010.[1]

Results

District Incumbent Party Elected Representative Party
1st Dennis Williams Dem Dennis Williams Dem
2nd Hazel Plant Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem
3rd Helene Keeley Dem Helene Keeley Dem
4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem
5th Melanie George Dem Melanie George Dem
6th Tom Kovach Rep Debra Heffernan Dem
7th Bryon Short Dem Bryon Short Dem
8th Quinn Johnson Dem Quinn Johnson Dem
9th Richard Cathcart Rep Rebecca Walker Dem
10th Dennis Williams Dem Dennis Williams Dem
11th Gregory Lavelle Rep Gregory Lavelle Rep
12th Deborah Hudson Rep Deborah Hudson Rep
13th Larry Mitchell Dem Larry Mitchell Dem
14th Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem
16th J.J. Johnson Dem J.J. Johnson Dem
17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Michael Mulrooney Dem
18th Michael Barbieri Dem Michael Barbieri Dem
19th Robert Gilligan Dem Robert Gilligan Dem
20th Nick Manolakos Rep Nick Manolakos Rep
21st Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep
22nd Joseph Miró Rep Joseph Miró Rep
23rd Teresa Schooley Dem Teresa Schooley Dem
24th William Orbele Jr. Rep Edward Osienski Dem
25th John Kowalko Jr. Dem John Kowalko Jr. Dem
26th John Viola Dem John Viola Dem
27th Earl Jaques Jr. Dem Earl Jaques Jr. Dem
28th William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem
29th Pamela Thornburg Rep Lincoln Willis Rep
30th William Outten Rep William Outten Rep
31st Darryl Scott Dem Darryl Scott Dem
32nd Brad Bennett Dem Brad Bennett Dem
33rd Robert Walls Dem Harold Peterman Rep
34th Donald Blakey Rep Donald Blakey Rep
35th David Wilson Rep David Wilson Rep
36th V. George Carey Rep Harvey Kenton Rep
37th Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep
38th Gerald Hocker Rep Gerald Hocker Rep
39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep
40th Clifford Lee Rep Clifford Lee Rep
41st John Atkins Dem John Atkins Dem

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates		Votes %Seats+/–
Democratic35150,52151.85%26Increase2
Republican34136,36346.98%15Decrease2
Libertarian51,1650.40%0Steady
Working Families27730.27%0Steady
Independent35530.19%0Steady
Unaffiliated14630.16%0Steady
Blue Enigma14400.15%0Steady
Total81290,278100%41Steady

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41

Results of the 2010 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[2][3]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Williams (incumbent) 6,044 100%
Total votes 6,044 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Hazel Plant has represented the 2nd district since 2000. Plant lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Stephanie Bolden, who ran unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden 676 51.17%
Democratic Hazel Plant (incumbent) 645 48.83%
Total votes 1,321 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden 4,485 100%
Total votes 4,485 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helene Keeley (incumbent) 736 55.51%
Democratic Robert Bovell 590 44.49%
Total votes 1,326 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helene Keeley (incumbent) 3,375 83.15%
Working Families Robert Bovell 684 16.85%
Total votes 4,059 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Brady (incumbent) 5,298 65.77%
Republican Richard Carroll 2,757 34.23%
Total votes 8,055 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Melanie George has represented the 5th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie George (incumbent) 4,921 100%
Total votes 4,921 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Tom Kovach has represented the 6th district since 2009. Kovach lost re-election to Democrat Debra Heffernan.

Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan 4,263 51.89%
Republican Tom Kovach (incumbent) 3,856 46.93%
Libertarian Matthew John Flebbe 97 1.18%
Total votes 8,216 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short has represented the 7th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryon Short (incumbent) 4,983 56.86%
Republican Judith Travis 3,619 41.29%
Independent Scott Gesty 87 0.99%
Libertarian Scott Gesty 75 0.86%
Total votes 8,764 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 8th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quinn Johnson (incumbent) 791 68.66%
Democratic Valerie Jones-Rabb 361 31.34%
Total votes 1,152 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quinn Johnson (incumbent) 6,402 63.18%
Republican Kathleen Rokosz 3,731 36.82%
Total votes 10,133 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Minority leader Richard Cathcart has represented the 9th district since 1998. Democrat Rebecca Walker won the open seat.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Walker 970 78.99%
Democratic Richard Griffiths 258 21.01%
Total votes 1,228 100%
Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 9th district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Marino 1,522 75.53%
Republican Anthony Mirto 493 24.47%
Total votes 2,015 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Walker 5,583 51.30%
Republican John Marino 5,301 48.70%
Total votes 10,884 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 10th district since 2008.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Williams (incumbent) 727 72.19%
Democratic Kenneth Dargis Sr. 280 27.81%
Total votes 1,007 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Williams (incumbent) 4,314 54.65%
Republican Robert Rhodunda 3,580 45.35%
Total votes 7,894 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Gregory Lavelle has represented the 11th district since 2001.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregory Lavelle (incumbent) 5,198 61.04%
Democratic Joshua Samuel Schoenberg 3,318 38.96%
Total votes 8,516 100%
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deborah Hudson (incumbent) 6,067 88.78%
Libertarian James Christina 767 11.22%
Total votes 6,834 100%
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Mitchell (incumbent) 4,345 90.80%
Blue Enigma Jeffrey Brown 440 9.20%
Total votes 4,785 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 6,425 53.67%
Republican Christopher Weeks 5,546 46.33%
Total votes 11,971 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 6,764 70.66%
Republican James van Houten 2,659 27.78%
Libertarian George Edward Barnett 150 1.57%
Total votes 9,573 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J.J. Johnson (incumbent) 5,328 100%
Total votes 5,328 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the 17th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Mulrooney (incumbent) 5,108 100%
Total votes 5,108 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Michael Barbieri has represented the 18th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Barbieri (incumbent) 3,115 52.97%
Republican Terry Spence 2,677 45.52%
Working Families Terry Spence 89 1.51%
Total votes 5,881 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Robert Gilligan has represented the 19th district since 1972.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Gilligan (incumbent) 4,527 73.37%
Republican Vincent Ruff 1,643 26.63%
Total votes 6,170 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Nick Manolakos has represented the 20th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Manolakos (incumbent) 5,469 62.45%
Democratic Francis Swift Jr. 3,288 37.55%
Total votes 8,757 100%
Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ramone (incumbent) 5,356 100%
Total votes 5,356 100%
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republicans Joseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Miró (incumbent) 5,767 67.33%
Democratic David Ellis 2,798 32.67%
Total votes 8,565 100%
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Teresa Schooley has represented the 23rd district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teresa Schooley (incumbent) 4,649 68.38%
Republican Bill Stritzinger 2,150 31.62%
Total votes 6,799 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican William Orbele Jr. has represented the 24th district since 1976. Oberle didn't seek re-election and Democrat Edward Osienski won the open seat.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski 581 70.85%
Democratic Kay Wilde Gallogly 239 29.15%
Total votes 820 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski 3,531 68.35%
Republican Abraham Jones 1,635 31.65%
Total votes 5,166 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kowalko Jr. (incumbent) 3,402 65.54%
Republican Gordon Winegar 1,789 34.46%
Total votes 5,191 100%
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.

Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Viola (incumbent) 4,819 96.67%
Republican Hans-Erik Janco 166 3.33%
Total votes 4,985 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 781 64.28%
Democratic James Maravelias 434 35.72%
Total votes 1,215 %
General election

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the 27th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Jaques Jr. (incumbent) 4,654 64.94%
Republican Jay Galloway 2,513 35.06%
Total votes 7,167 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 4,534 67.72%
Republican Karen Minner 2,161 32.28%
Total votes 6,695 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Pamela Thornburg has represented the 29th district since 2000. Thornburg didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Lincoln Willis won the open seat.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 29th district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Willis 1,156 71.98%
Republican George Phillips 450 28.02%
Total votes 1,606 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Willis 5,176 58.49%
Democratic John McCutchan 3,673 41.51%
Total votes 8,849 100%
Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican William Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Outten (incumbent) 5,514 100%
Total votes 5,514 100%
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Darryl Scott has represented the 31st district since 2008.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 31st district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Smith 549 50.65%
Republican Ronald Poliquin 535 49.35%
Total votes 1,084 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darryl Scott (incumbent) 3,487 59.12%
Republican Ronald Smith 2,411 40.88%
Total votes 5,898 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Brad Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Bennett (incumbent) 2,291 50.18%
Republican Beth Buzzell Miller 1,995 43.69%
Independent William McVay 204 4.47%
Libertarian William McVay 76 1.66%
Total votes 4,566 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Robert Walls has represented the 33rd district since 2008. Walls lost re-election to Republican Harold Peterman.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Peterman 1,102 56.31%
Republican Steven Rust 855 43.69%
Total votes 1,957 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Peterman 4,314 52.17%
Democratic Robert Walls (incumbent) 3,955 47.83%
Total votes 8,269 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 34

Incumbent Republican Donald Blakey has represented the 34th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Blakey (incumbent) 5,015 61.66%
Democratic Jill Fuchs 2,393 29.42%
Independent Michael Tedesco 463 5.69%
Independent Jonathan Marango 262 3.22%
Total votes 8,133 100%
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican David Wilson has represented the 35th district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wilson (incumbent) 4,719 70.29%
Democratic James Westhoff 1,995 29.71%
Total votes 6,714 100%
Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican V. George Carey has represented the 36th district since 1984. Carey didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Harvey Kenton won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harvey Kenton 5,229 54.30%
Democratic C. Russell McCabe 4,400 45.70%
Total votes 9,629 100%
Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the th district since 2009.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 5,149 61.75%
Democratic Frank Shade 3,189 38.25%
Total votes 8,338 100%
Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Gerald Hocker has represented the 38th district since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Hocker (incumbent) 9,371 100%
Total votes 9,371 100%
Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Short (incumbent) 4,562 100%
Total votes 4,562 100%
Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Clifford Lee has represented the 40th district since 1990.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford Lee (incumbent) 5,342 100%
Total votes 5,342 100%
Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Democrat John Atkins has represented the 41st district since 2008.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Atkins (incumbent) 4,865 55.34%
Republican Gregory Hastings 3,926 44.66%
Total votes 8,791 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 17, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 5, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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