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2018 Delaware House Of Representatives Election
An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 6, 2018. Democrats consolidated their majority in the House by gaining one seat, winning 26 seats compared to 15 seats for the Republicans. Results summary Statewide Incumbents defeated in the general election *Deborah Hudson (R-District 12), defeated by Krista Griffith (D) Detailed results Source for Primary election results: Source for General election results: District 1 Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. has represented the 1st district since 2012. Potter lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha, who went on to win the general election. ;Democratic primary ;General election District 2 Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware House Of Representatives
The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Its members are not subject to term limits, and their terms start the day after the election. The House meets at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. Name From 1776 to 1792, the chamber was known as the House of Assembly, a common name for lower houses of colonial legislatures and states under the Confederation. The name was changed by Delaware's 1792 Constitution, reflecting the new federal House of Representatives. This change on the part of Delaware initiated a movement that has resulted in a majority of the lower houses of U.S. state legislatures sharing the name of the federal House of Representatives. Leadership The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (born November 16, 1970) is an American politician and poet. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 1. He is also the current Poet Laureate of Delaware, along with his twin brother, Al Mills. Early life and career Chukwuocha was born on November 16, 1970, in Wilmington, Delaware, two minutes before his twin brother, Albert Mills. Their father, William "Hicks" Anderson, was a "legendary" community leader in Wilmington and the city's only community center is named after him. Chukwuocha described his upbringing as a "community-centered family." From an early age, the brothers were interested in writing and poetry. They began writing at age six and were performing together by age seven to children at their grandmother's foster home. A pivotal moment of their lives was when their younger brother died after being struck by a stolen car. Chukwuocha enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Alaska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Hudson
Deborah D. Hudson, formerly Deborah Hudson Capano, (born August 16, 1952) is an American politician. She was a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 1995 to 2019 representing District 12. She earned her BS in human resources from the University of Delaware. Electoral history *In 1994, Hudson won the general election with 4,623 votes (64%) against Democratic nominee Christine Whitehead. *In 1996, Hudson won the general election with 5,322 votes (58.9%) against Democratic nominee Brenda Smart. *In 1998, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 4,772 votes. *In 2000, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,301 votes. *In 2002, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,939 votes. *In 2004, Hudson won the general election with 6,790 votes (65.2%) against Democratic nominee Harry Gravell. *In 2006, Hudson beat Gravell in a rematch, winning the general election with 5,133 votes (64.7%). *In 2008, Hudson was unoppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Spiegelman
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 8, 2013 representing District 11. Elections *2012 When Republican Representative Gregory Lavelle ran for Delaware Senate and left the District 11 seat open, Spiegelman was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary and won with 4,192 votes, and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 4,337 votes (50.3%) against Democratic nominee Lynne Newlin and Libertarian nominee Margaret McKeown. References External linksOfficial pageat the Delaware General AssemblyCampaign site* Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators {{Delaware-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 10. He has been in office since 2014, when he challenged and defeated incumbent Democrat Dennis E. Williams Dennis E. Williams (born April 7, 1959) is a Democratic politician who represented the Talleyville-based 10th district in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2009 until 2015, when he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Sean Matth ..., who he defeated again in 2016 when Williams attempted to retake his former seat. He is a teacher at Brandywine School District. Electoral history *In 2014, Matthews won the Democratic primary with 694 votes (55%) against incumbent Democrat Dennis E. Williams. He went on to win the general election with 3,494 votes (55.2%) against Republican nominee Judith Travis. *In 2016, Matthews won the Democratic primary with 1,308 votes (75.5%) in a rematch against former representative Williams. Matthews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hensley (politician)
Kevin S. Hensley is an American politician. He is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 9th district, serving since 2014. He is a member of the Republican party. References External linksCampaign site* University of Delaware alumni Republican Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Delaware-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Seigfried
Raymond J. Seigfried (born August 23, 1950) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7, from 2018 to 2020. Seigfried is a professor of healthcare policy and worked as a senior vice president for Christiana Care for over 25 years. In 2018, Seigfried topped four other Democrats in the primary election to replace retiring Democrat Bryon Short, winning 762 votes (28.7%) in the five-way race. He won the general election with 5,943 votes (62.9%) against Republican nominee Eric Braunstein and Libertarian nominee Scott Gesty. Seigfried lived on the same street as Braunstein. In 2020, Seigfried was defeated in the Democratic primary in a rematch with the 2018 primary runner-up, progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryon Short
Bryon H. Short (born March 7, 1966) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2006 to 2018. Short earned a BA in psychology from Salisbury University. Electoral history *2007 When Republican Representative Wayne Smith resigned and left the District 7 seat open, Short won the April 2007 Special election. *2008 Short won the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,281 votes (58.6%) against Republican nominee James Bowers. *2010 Short was unopposed for the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 4,983 votes (56.9%) against Republican nominee Judith Travis and Scott Gesty (who had qualified and received votes as both the Independent Party of Delaware and Libertarian candidate). *2012 Short was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 7,280 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Heffernan
Debra J. Heffernan (born April 8, 1962) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 6. Heffernan earned her BS in biology from the University of Delaware and her MS in environmental toxicology from Duke University. Heffernan is a part of the centrist wing of the Delaware Democratic Party. She supported centrist US Senator Tom Carper in the 2018 US Senate election in Delaware over progressive challenger Kerri Evelyn Harris. In 2022, she defeated progressive challenger Becca Cotto in the Democratic primary. Electoral history *In 2010, Heffernan won the three-way general election with 4,363 votes (51.9%) against incumbent Republican Tom Kovach and Libertarian nominee Matthew Flebbe. She was one of only ten candidates to defeat a sitting Republican in a state house race in 2010 according to Ballotpedia. *In 2012, Heffernan won the general election with 7,502 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Eric T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 5. In 2018, Johnson was elected after winning a three-way primary race against Ajawavi J. Ajavon and William Resto Jr., where she received nearly 60 percent of the votes. She was unopposed in the general election. References External linksOfficial pageat the Delaware General AssemblyCampaign site* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from New Castle, Delaware Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives Women state legislators in Delaware African-American state legislators in Delaware 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American legislators 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians {{Delaware-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie George Smith
Melanie George Smith (formerly Melanie George Marshall) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019. Smith was elected in 2002 to represent District 5 after winning the Democratic primary to replace Helene Keeley, who was running for the District 3 seat. The 2002 primary election was the last competitive race during her time in office, and she never faced an opponent in the general election. In 2018, "dogged by questions about whether she still lived in the Bear district she represented," Smith announced would resign at the end of her term. Shortly before leaving office, she was criticized by open government advocates and Democratic Party officials for establishing a private business that would benefit from legislation she sponsored in her last month in office. She had previously stated that the legislation would not "have a material benefit for her" when advocating for the passage of the bill. Smith earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Brady
Gerald L. Brady (born July 9, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2007 to 2022. He was elected in 2006 after the retirement of Republican Joseph G. Di Pinto. Brady resigned from office in February 2022, stating that he had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The resignation followed the spread of leaked emails which showed him using racial slurs towards Asian Americans as well as a shoplifting investigation. Early life and education Brady graduated from Salesianum School and King's College. He is a Chief Warrant Officer Four with the Delaware Army National Guard where he has served since 1981, and a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Counter War on Terrorism. Controversies Use of racial slur In June 2021, Brady referred to sex workers using the racist and misogynistic term "chink broads." These words were used in an email and was sent amidst rising ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
