# 2016 Delaware elections

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Delaware's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.
All 41 seats of the Delaware House of Representatives, 11 seats (out of 21) of the Delaware Senate, as well as the offices of Governor of Delaware, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and the State Insurance commissioner, were up for election.

## Federal
### President

U.S. presidential election in Delaware, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 235,581 | 53.4 |
| | Republican | Donald Trump | 185,103 | 41.9 |
| | Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 14,751 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Jill Stein | 6,100 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 441,535 | 100.0 |

### House of Representatives

Delaware's at-large congressional district election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lisa Blunt Rochester | 219,887 | 55.52 |
| | Republican | Hans Reigle | 172,290 | 40.96 |
| | Green | Mark J Perri | 7,990 | 1.97 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Gesty | 6,152 | 1.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 406,319 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## State
### Constitutional officers
#### Governor

Delaware's gubernatorial election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Carney | 234,341 | 58.34 |
| | Republican | Colin Bonini | 157,442 | 39.18 |
| | Green | Andrew Groff | 5,702 | 1.39 |
| | Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,371 | 1.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 401,856 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Lieutenant governor

Delaware's lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bethany Hall-Long | 248,141 | 59.44 |
| | Delaware Republican Party | La Mar Gunn | 169,291 | 40.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 417,432 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Insurance Commissioner

Delaware's Insurance Commissioner election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Trinidad Navarro | 246,428 | 59.29 |
| | Republican | Jeff Cragg | 169,228 | 40.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 415,656 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### General Assembly
#### Summary

Senate
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | Seats After |
| | Democratic | 9 | 106,963 | 52.30% | 6 ( 1) | 11 |
| | Republican | 8 | 97,080 | 47.47% | 5 ( 1) | 10 |
| | Green | 1 | 462 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 204,505 | 100% | 11 | |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won |
| | Democratic | 35 | 226,082 | 59.51% | 25 ( 1) |
| | Republican | 24 | 149,867 | 39.45% | 16 ( 1) |
| | Green | 3 | 2,177 | 0.57% | 0 |
| | Libertarian | 2 | 1,546 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | Delaware Independent | 1 | 218 | 0.06% | 0 |
| Total | Total | 65 | 379,890 | 100% | 41 |

#### Senate

| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Democratic | Harris McDowell III | Won | Democratic | Harris McDowell III | 11,858 | 56.32% |
| 1 | Democratic | Harris McDowell III | Won | Republican | James Spadola | 9,195 | 43.68% |
| 5 | Republican | Catherine Cloutier | Won | Republican | Catherine Cloutier | 14,083 | 59.48% |
| 5 | Republican | Catherine Cloutier | Won | Democratic | Denise Bowers | 9,596 | 40.52% |
| 7 | Democratic | Patti Blevins | Defeated | Republican | Anthony Delcollo | 9,604 | 50.55% |
| 7 | Democratic | Patti Blevins | Defeated | Democratic | Patricia Blevins | 9,398 | 49.45% |
| 8 | Democratic | David Sokola | Won | Democratic | David Sokola | 8,862 | 50.82% |
| 8 | Democratic | David Sokola | Won | Republican | Meredith Chapman | 8,113 | 46.52% |
| 8 | Democratic | David Sokola | Won | Green | David Chandler | 462 | 2.66% |
| 9 | Democratic | Karen Peterson | Retired | Democratic | John Walsh | 13,500 | 100.00% |
| 12 | Democratic | Nicole Poore | Won | Democratic | Nicole Poore | 18,961 | 100.00% |
| 13 | Democratic | David McBride | Won | Democratic | David McBride | 14,503 | 100.00% |
| 14 | Democratic | Bruce Ennis | Won | Democratic | Bruce Ennis | 13,454 | 59.55% |
| 14 | Democratic | Bruce Ennis | Won | Republican | Carl Pace | 9,138 | 40.45% |
| 15 | Republican | David G. Lawson | Won | Republican | David G. Lawson | 15,036 | 100.00% |
| 19 | Republican | Brian Pettyjohn | Won | Republican | Brian Pettyjohn | 14,003 | 100.00% |
| 20 | Republican | Gerald Hocker | Won | Republican | Gerald Hocker | 17,908 | 72.39% |
| 20 | Republican | Gerald Hocker | Won | Democratic | Perry J. Mitchell | 6,831 | 27.61% |

#### House of Representatives

| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Democratic | Charles Potter Jr. | Won | Democratic | Charles Potter Jr. | 8,901 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Democratic | Stephanie Bolden | Won | Democratic | Stephanie Bolden | 6,256 | 100.00% |
| 3 | Democratic | Helene Keeley | Won | Democratic | Helene Keeley | 6,060 | 100.00% |
| 4 | Democratic | Gerald Brady | Won | Democratic | Gerald Brady | 9,565 | 100.00% |
| 5 | Democratic | Melanie George Smith | Won | Democratic | Melanie George Smith | 8,280 | 100.00% |
| 6 | Democratic | Debra Heffernan | Won | Democratic | Debra Heffernan | 9,545 | 100.00% |
| 7 | Democratic | Bryon Short | Won | Democratic | Bryon Short | 8,277 | 90.10% |
| 7 | Democratic | Bryon Short | Won | Libertarian | Robert Wilson | 909 | 9.90% |
| 8 | Democratic | S. Quinton Johnson | Won | Democratic | S. Quinton Johnson | 8,703 | 100.00% |
| 9 | Democratic | Rebecca Walker | Retired | Republican | Kevin S. Hensley | 7,812 | 60.37% |
| 9 | Democratic | Rebecca Walker | Retired | Democratic | Monique Johns | 5,130 | 39.63% |
| 10 | Democratic | Dennis E. Williams | Defeated in primary | Democratic | Sean Matthews | 6,654 | 60.74% |
| 10 | Democratic | Dennis E. Williams | Defeated in primary | Republican | Judith Travis | 4,300 | 39.26% |
| 11 | Republican | Jeffrey Spiegelman | Won | Republican | Jeffrey Spiegelman | 6,821 | 69.56% |
| 11 | Republican | Jeffrey Spiegelman | Won | Democratic | David L. Neilson | 2,985 | 30.44% |
| 12 | Republican | Deborah Hudson | Won | Republican | Deborah Hudson | 9,866 | 100.00% |
| 13 | Democratic | John Mitchell, Jr. | Won | Democratic | John Mitchell, Jr. | 7,287 | 100.00% |
| 14 | Democratic | Peter Schwartzkopf | Won | Democratic | Peter Schwartzkopf | 9,297 | 63.55% |
| 14 | Democratic | Peter Schwartzkopf | Won | Republican | James Louis Demartino | 5,332 | 36.45% |
| 15 | Democratic | Valerie Longhurst | Won | Democratic | Valerie Longhurst | 9,390 | 100.00% |
| 16 | Democratic | James Johnson | Won | Democratic | James Johnson | 7,536 | 100.00% |
| 17 | Democratic | Michael Mulrooney | Won | Democratic | Michael Mulrooney | 7,721 | 100.00% |
| 18 | Democratic | David Bentz | Won | Democratic | David Bentz | 7,348 | 100.00% |
| 19 | Democratic | Kimberly Williams | Won | Democratic | Kimberly Williams | 5,967 | 63.00% |
| 19 | Democratic | Kimberly Williams | Won | Republican | James Startzman | 3,503 | 37.00% |
| 20 | Republican | Stephen Smyk | Won | Republican | Stephen Smyk | 9,209 | 61.57% |
| 20 | Republican | Stephen Smyk | Won | Democratic | Barbara Vaughan | 5,529 | 36.96% |
| 20 | Republican | Stephen Smyk | Won | Independent Party | Donald R. Ayotte | 218 | 1.47% |
| 21 | Republican | Michael Ramone | Won | Republican | Michael Ramone | 7,574 | 82.21% |
| 21 | Republican | Michael Ramone | Won | Green | David Mccorquodale | 1,638 | 17.79% |
| 22 | Republican | Joseph Miro | Won | Republican | Joseph Miro | 8,962 | 65.91% |
| 22 | Republican | Joseph Miro | Won | Democratic | Lanette Edwards | 4,329 | 31.83% |
| 22 | Republican | Joseph Miro | Won | Green | Bernard August | 306 | 2.26% |
| 23 | Democratic | Paul Baumbach | Won | Democratic | Paul Baumbach | 6,550 | 100.00% |
| 24 | Democratic | Edward Osienski | Won | Democratic | Edward Osienski | 6,406 | 68.72% |
| 24 | Democratic | Edward Osienski | Won | Republican | Timothy Conrad | 2,915 | 31.28% |
| 25 | Democratic | John A. Kowalko Jr. | Won | Democratic | John A. Kowalko Jr. | 5,123 | 68.55% |
| 25 | Democratic | John A. Kowalko Jr. | Won | Republican | Michael Nagorski | 2,350 | 31.45% |
| 26 | Democratic | John Viola | Won | Democratic | John Viola | 7,745 | 100.00% |
| 27 | Democratic | Earl Jaques, Jr. | Won | Democratic | Earl Jaques, Jr. | 9,182 | 100.00% |
| 28 | Democratic | William Carson | Won | Democratic | William Carson | 7,581 | 100.00% |
| 29 | Democratic | W. Charles Paradee III | Won | Democratic | W. Charles Paradee III | 6,776 | 62.01% |
| 29 | Democratic | W. Charles Paradee III | Won | Republican | Janice Gallagher | 3,918 | 35.85% |
| 29 | Democratic | W. Charles Paradee III | Won | Green | Ruth A. James | 233 | 2.14% |
| 30 | Republican | William Outten | Won | Republican | William Outten | 6,337 | 70.73% |
| 30 | Republican | William Outten | Won | Democratic | Charles Groce | 2,623 | 29.27% |
| 31 | Democratic | Darryl Scott | Retired | Democratic | Sean M. Lynn | 5,765 | 66.55% |
| 31 | Democratic | Darryl Scott | Retired | Republican | M. Jean Dowding | 2,897 | 33.45% |
| 32 | Democratic | Andria Bennett | Won | Democratic | Andria Bennett | 4,241 | 60.48% |
| 32 | Democratic | Andria Bennett | Won | Republican | Patricia McDaniel Foltz | 2,771 | 39.52% |
| 33 | Republican | Charles S. Postles, Jr. | Won | Republican | Charles S. Postles, Jr. | 5,780 | 57.51% |
| 33 | Republican | Charles S. Postles, Jr. | Won | Democratic | Karen Williams | 4,271 | 42.49% |
| 34 | Republican | Donald A. Blakey | Defeated in primary | Republican | Lyndon D. Yearick | 6,518 | 59.08% |
| 34 | Republican | Donald A. Blakey | Defeated in primary | Democratic | David Henderson | 4,516 | 40.92% |
| 35 | Republican | David Wilson | Won | Republican | David Wilson | 6,552 | 72.91% |
| 35 | Republican | David Wilson | Won | Democratic | Gary M. Wolfe | 2,435 | 27.09% |
| 36 | Republican | Harvey Kenton | Won | Republican | Harvey Kenton | 7,174 | 100.00% |
| 37 | Republican | Ruth Briggs King | Won | Republican | Ruth Briggs King | 6,720 | 62.47% |
| 37 | Republican | Ruth Briggs King | Won | Democratic | Paulette Rappa | 4,038 | 37.53% |
| 38 | Republican | Ronald Gray | Won | Republican | Ronald Gray | 12,188 | 100.00% |
| 39 | Republican | Daniel Short | Won | Republican | Daniel Short | 6,643 | 91.25% |
| 39 | Republican | Daniel Short | Won | Libertarian | James Brittingham | 637 | 8.75% |
| 40 | Republican | Timothy Dukes | Won | Republican | Timothy Dukes | 7,826 | 100.00% |
| 41 | Republican | Richard Collins | Won | Republican | Richard Collins | 5,899 | 59.18% |
| 41 | Republican | Richard Collins | Won | Democratic | S. Bradley Connor | 4,070 | 40.82% |
Source: Delaware Department of Elections, Ballotpedia