2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections
November 8, 2022
All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2013
Leader's seat 14th - Rehoboth Beach 39th - Seaford
Last election 26 15
Seats before 26 15
Seats won 26 15
Seats after 26 15
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 149,213 138,326
Percentage 51.44% 47.68%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

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 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 with Democrats having a majority with 26 members. Republicans holding 15 seats.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D May 19, 2022

4th District special election

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.

Delaware House of Representatives 4th district special election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Freel 2,210 68.42%
Republican Ted Kittila 1,015 31.42%
Write-in 5 0.15%
Total votes 3,230 100%
Democratic hold

Results summary

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1st Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem
2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem
3rd Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem
4th New Seat Jeff Hilovsky Rep
5th Kendra Johnson Dem Kendra Johnson Dem
6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem
7th Larry Lambert Dem Larry Lambert Dem
8th Sherae'a Moore Dem Sherae'a Moore Dem
9th Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep
10th Sean Matthews Dem Sean Matthews Dem
11th Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep
12th Krista Griffith Dem Krista Griffith Dem
Charles Freel†[lower-alpha 1] Dem
13th Larry Mitchell Dem DeShanna Neal Dem
14th Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem
16th Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem
17th Melissa Minor-Brown Dem Melissa Minor-Brown Dem
18th David Bentz† Dem Sophie Phillips Dem
19th Kimberly Williams Dem Kimberly Williams Dem
20th Stephen Smyk† Rep Stell Selby Dem
21st Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep
22nd Michael Smith Rep Michael Smith Rep
23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem
24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem
25th John Kowalko Jr.† Dem Cyndie Romer Dem
26th Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem
27th Eric Morrison Dem Eric Morrison Dem
28th William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem
29th William Bush IV Dem William Bush IV Dem
30th Shannon Morris Rep Shannon Morris Rep
31st Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem
32nd Andria Bennett† Dem Kerri Evelyn Harris Dem
33rd Charles Postles Jr. Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep
34th Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep
35th Jesse Vanderwende Rep Jesse Vanderwende Rep
36th Bryan Shupe Rep Bryan Shupe Rep
37th Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep
38th Ronald Gray Rep Ronald Gray Rep
39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep
40th Timothy Dukes Rep Timothy Dukes Rep
41st Richard Collins Rep Richard Collins Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates		Votes %Seats+/–
Democratic32149,21351.44%26Steady
Republican34138,32647.68%15Steady
Non-Partisan Delaware31,2510.43%0Steady
Libertarian16550.23%0Steady
Independent13500.12%0Steady
Write-in12900.10%0Steady
Total72290,085100%41Steady

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 21, 0.4%
  2. District 20, 2.88% gain
  3. District 27, 6.7%

Retirements

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

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 2022 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[5][6]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha has represented the 1st District since 2018.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 1st district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent) 1,427 51.63%
Democratic Shane Nicole Darby 1,337 48.37%
Total votes 2,764 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nnamdi Chukwuocha (incumbent) 5,514 88.08%
Republican Mark Gardner 746 11.92%
Total votes 6,260 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd District since 2010.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 711 62.10%
Democratic James Taylor 434 37.90%
Total votes 1,145 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Bolden (incumbent) 3,155 100%
Total votes 3,155 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker has represented the 3rd District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker (incumbent) 3,226 100%
Total votes 3,226 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

The new 4th District is based in Sussex County and includes Long Neck, Angola, and Warwick. The new district has no incumbent. Republican Jeff Hilovsky won the open seat.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 4th district Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Hilovsky 1,372 61.06%
Republican Bradley Layfield 875 38.94%
Total votes 2,247 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Hilovsky 6,664 57.32%
Democratic Keegan Worley 4,611 39.66%
Independent Amy S. Fresh 350 3.01%
Total votes 11,625 100%
Republican win (new seat)

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson has represented the 5th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kendra Johnson (incumbent) 4,223 79.63%
Republican Alexander M. Homich 1,008 19.01%
Non-Partisan Delaware Mark Parks 72 1.36%
Total votes 5,303 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th District since 2018.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 6th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 1,567 55.51%
Democratic Becca Cotto 1,256 44.49%
Total votes 2,823 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Heffernan (incumbent) 6,352 67.86%
Republican Michael Krawczuk 3,008 32.14%
Total votes 9,360 100%
Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Larry Lambert has represented the 7th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Lambert (incumbent) 4,657 71.28%
Republican Shane S. Stoneman 1,876 28.72%
Total votes 6,533 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Sherae'a Moore has represented the 8th District since 2020.

Delaware House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherae'a Moore (incumbent) 4,760 58.07%
Republican David Thomas 3,437 41.93%
Total votes 8,197 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley has represented the 9th District since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Hensley (incumbent) 5,719 55.91%
Democratic Terrell Williams 4,510 44.09%
Total votes 10,229 100%
Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews has represented the 10th District since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Matthews (incumbent) 5,867 65.29%
Republican Brent Burdge 3,119 34.71%
Total votes 8,986 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman has represented the 11th District since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman (incumbent) 5,858 100%
Total votes 5,858 100%
Republican hold

District 12

The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats Krista Griffith, who has represented the 12th District since 2018, and Charles Freel, who has represented the 4th district since winning a special election in 2022. Freel didn't seek re-election and Griffith was re-elected here.

Delaware House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Krista Griffith (incumbent) 7,559 62.96%
Republican Ben Gregg 4,447 37.04%
Total votes 12,006 100%
Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has 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
Delaware House of Representatives 13th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DeShanna Neal 669 50.91%
Democratic Larry Mitchell (incumbent) 645 49.09%
Total votes 1,314 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DeShanna Neal 3,389 60.69%
Republican Carlucci Coehlo 2,195 39.31%
Total votes 5,584 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th District since 2002.

Delaware House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Schwartzkopf (incumbent) 8,455 65.05%
Republican Carl Phelps 4,543 34.95%
Total votes 12,998 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th District since 2004.

Delaware House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Longhurst (incumbent) 5,086 68.85%
Republican Michael Higgin 2,301 31.15%
Total votes 7,387 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. has represented the 16th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Cooke Jr. (incumbent) 4,344 100%
Total votes 4,344 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown has represented the 17th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Minor-Brown (incumbent) 4,363 100%
Total votes 4,363 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat David Bentz has represented the 17th District since 2015. Bentz didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Sophie Phillips won the open seat.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sophie Phillips 821 71.08%
Democratic Martin Willis 334 28.92%
Total votes 1,155 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sophie Phillips 4,060 71.49%
Republican Gloria Payne 1,619 28.51%
Total votes 5,679 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams has represented the 19th District since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Williams (incumbent) 4,669 100%
Total votes 4,669 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk has represented the 20th District since 2012. Smyk retired to run for the State Senate. Democrat Stell Selby won the open seat.

Delaware House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stell Selby 6,635 51.44%
Republican Dallas Wingate 6,264 48.56%
Total votes 12,899 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 21

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

Delaware House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ramone (incumbent) 4,381 50.20%
Democratic Frank Burns 4,346 49.80%
Total votes 8,727 100%
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Michael Smith has represented the 22nd District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Smith (incumbent) 7,482 96.27%
Independent William Jason Blevins (write-in) 290 3.73%
Total votes 7,772 100%
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach has represented the 23rd District since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Baumbach (incumbent) 4,823 61.53%
Republican Brittany Ramone Gomez 3,016 38.47%
Total votes 7,839 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th District since 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Osienski (incumbent) 3,644 66.40%
Republican Joan E. Godwin 1,844 33.60%
Total votes 5,488 100%
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th District since 2006. Kowalko didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Cyndie Romer won the open seat.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 25th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cyndie Romer 1,200 84.93%
Democratic Edward Klima 213 15.07%
Total votes 1,413 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cyndie Romer 3,899 64.54%
Republican Lynn Mey 2,142 35.46%
Total votes 6,041 100%
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton has represented the 26th District since 2020.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 26th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton (incumbent) 1,059 67.67%
Democratic Kelly Williams Maresca 506 32.33%
Total votes 1,565 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madinah Wilson-Anton (incumbent) 3,610 70.48%
Republican Timothy Conrad 1,512 29.52%
Total votes 5,122 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Eric Morrison has represented the 27th District since 2020.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Morrison (incumbent) 1,114 66.03%
Democratic Michael Hertzfeld 573 33.97%
Total votes 1,687 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Morrison (incumbent) 4,835 53.35%
Republican John Marino 4,227 46.65%
Total votes 9,062 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

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

Delaware House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Carson Jr. (incumbent) 4,554 100%
Total votes 4,554 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV has represented the 29th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Bush IV (incumbent) 5,182 58.54%
Republican Marc Weinner 3,670 41.46%
Total votes 8,852 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris has represented the 30th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Morris (incumbent) 5,996 90.15%
Libertarian Justin Brant 655 9.85%
Total votes 6,651 100%
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn has represented the 31st District since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 3 1st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Lynn (incumbent) 3,689 65.51%
Republican Jason Stewart 1,942 34.49%
Total votes 5,631 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett has represented the 32nd District since 2012. Bennett didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris won the open seat.

Democratic primary
Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerri Evelyn Harris 725 64.56%
Democratic Phil McGinnis 270 24.04%
Democratic Lamont Pierce 76 6.77%
Democratic Lavaughn McCutchen 52 4.63%
Total votes 1,123 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerri Evelyn Harris 2,691 57.97%
Republican Cheryl Precourt 1,951 42.03%
Total votes 4,642 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. has represented the 33rd District since 2016.

Delaware House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Postles Jr. (incumbent) 5,703 100%
Total votes 5,703 100%
Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick has represented the 34th District since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lyndon Yearick (incumbent) 4,950 59.88%
Democratic Adewunmi Kuforiji 3,205 38.77%
Non-Partisan Delaware William Mcvay 111 1.34%
Total votes 8,266 100%
Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende has represented the 35th District since 2018.

Delaware House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Vanderwende (incumbent) 5,738 100%
Total votes 5,738 100%
Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe has represented the 36th District since 2018.

Republican primary
Delaware House of Representatives 36th district Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Shupe (incumbent) 1,394 68.81%
Republican Patrick Smith 632 31.19%
Total votes 2,026 100%
General election
Delaware House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Shupe (incumbent) 5,892 100%
Total votes 5,892 100%
Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the 37th District since January 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Briggs King (incumbent) 5,504 100%
Total votes 5,504 100%
Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray has represented the 38th District since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Gray (incumbent) 10,576 100%
Total votes 10,576 100%
Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short has represented the 39th District since 2006.

Delaware House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Short (incumbent) 4,343 70.49%
Democratic Susan Clifford 1,818 29.51%
Total votes 6,161 100%
Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes has represented the 40th District since 2012.

Delaware House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Dukes (incumbent) 5,506 100%
Total votes 5,506 100%
Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Richard Collins has represented the 41st District since 2014.

Delaware House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Collins (incumbent) 6,629 86.12%
Non-Partisan Delaware Joseph D. Dipasquale 1,068 13.88%
Total votes 7,697 100%
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Redistricted from the 4th district.
  2. ↑ Redistricted from the 4th district.

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "4th State Representative District Special Election" (PDF). State of Delaware Department of Elections. March 5, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 General election official write-in votes report" (PDF). State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2022.
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