The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the

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from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and

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. The Democratic and Republican primaries was held on September 15, 2020. Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2018. Republican nominee Lee Murphy is a private citizen and worked for most of his life at Amtrak as a

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and manager. Murphy has also worked as an actor and has appeared in Netflix's House of Cards.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Lisa Blunt Rochester, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

*Scott Walker, Republican nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018 ( ran for Governor as a Republican)

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Lee Murphy, actor and candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district in

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Eliminated in primary

*Matthew Morris, sales consultant

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

*David L. Rogers

Independent Party of Delaware

Declared

*Catherine S. Purcell, college student and

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activist

General election

Debate

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Notes

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) for Congress

Lee Murphy (R) for Congress
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