A general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a

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seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the

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s were held on September 6, 2018. In the general election, Democrats took over all statewide offices and defeated two of the highest ranking Republicans in the

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. Those races were all won by Democratic women, putting a record number of women in statewide elected offices in Delaware. The Democratic Party became the first party to hold all nine statewide offices in Delaware since the Republican Party in 1970.

Federal

Senate

House of Representatives

State

Constitutional officers

Attorney general

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Democratic

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did not run for reelection to a second term in office. The

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originally nominated former chief Sussex County prosecutor Peggy Marshall Thomas, however Thomas later withdrew and the party nominated former

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attorney Bernard Pepukayi. Former New Castle County chief administrative officer

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won the Democratic nomination, defeating three opponents, and went on to defeat Pepukayi in the general election.

Treasurer

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nominee and incumbent state treasurer

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, Democratic nominee

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, and

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nominee David Chandler (who was also the nominee in 2014), were all unopposed in their respective primaries. Davis won the general election, denying Simpler a second term in office.

Auditor of Accounts

Incumbent

State Auditor

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did not run for reelection to an eighth term. Republican nominee James Spadola was unopposed in his respective primary and won the nomination.

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won the Democratic nomination, defeating two opponents, and went on to win the general election against Spadola.

General Assembly

Senate

The state of Delaware will have various

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elections in the general election. District 2 District 3 District 4 District 6 District 10 District 11 District 16 District 17 District 18 District 21

House of Representatives

Certain notable State House elections are below. District 6 District 7 Incumbent state representative Bryon Short did not run for reelection.

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Rose Izzo previously ran her campaign for the

's nomination, but later switched to run for the Democratic nomination. Eric Braunstein won the Republican primary unopposed. District 10 District 12 District 36 After Kerri Evelyn Harris's loss in the U.S. Senate election, many progressive Delaware Democrats shifted focus to support Don Allan in District 36. He was endorsed by

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, Delaware United, Kerri Evelyn Harris, and

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References

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