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 DistrictIncumbent PartyElected representative Party 1st Charles Potter Jr. Dem Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem 2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem 3rd Helene Keeley Dem Sherry Dorsey Walker Dem 4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem 5th Melanie George Smith Dem Kendra Johnson Dem 6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem 7th Bryon Short Dem Ray Seigfried Dem 8th Quinn Johnson Dem Quinn Johnson Dem 9th Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep 10th Sean Matthews Dem Sean Matthews Dem 11th Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep 12th Deborah Hudson Rep Krista Griffith Dem 13th Larry Mitchell Dem Larry Mitchell Dem 14th Peter Schwartzkopf Dem Peter Schwartzkopf Dem 15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Valerie Longhurst Dem 16th J.J. Johnson Dem Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem 17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Melissa Minor-Brown Dem 18th David Bentz Dem David Bentz Dem 19th Kimberly Williams Dem Kimberly Williams Dem 20th Stephen Smyk Rep Stephen Smyk Rep 21st Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep 22nd Joseph Miró Rep Michael Smith Rep 23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem 24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem 25th John Kowalko Jr. Dem John Kowalko Jr. Dem 26th John Viola Dem John Viola Dem 27th Earl Jaques Jr. Dem Earl Jaques Jr. Dem 28th William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem 29th Charles Paradee Dem William Bush IV Dem 30th William Outten Rep Shannon Morris Rep 31st Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem 32nd Andria Bennett Dem Andria Bennett Dem 33rd Charles Postles Jr. Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep 34th Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep 35th David Wilson Rep Jesse Vanderwende Rep 36th Harvey Kenton 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
Statewide Party Candi-dates Votes % Seats +/– Democratic 37 199,716 59.06% 26 1 Republican 30 135,694 40.13% 15 1 Libertarian 6 2,759 0.82% 0 –Total 73 338,169 100.00% 41 –
Incumbents defeated in the general election Deborah Hudson (R-District 12), defeated by Krista Griffith (D)
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 8, 2018
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__NOTOC__ Source for primary election results: Source for general election results:
District 1 Incumbent Democrat Charles Potter Jr. had 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 Bolden had represented the 2nd district since 2010.
Democratic primary
General election
District 3 Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley had represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996. Keeley did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady had represented the 4th district since 2006.
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith had represented the 5th district since 2002. Smith did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Kendra Johnson won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 6 Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th district since 2010.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short had represented the 7th district since 2006. Short did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Ray Seigfried won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson had represented the 8th district since 2008.
District 9 Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th district since 2014.
Democratic primary
General election
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews had represented the 10th district since 2014.
District 11 Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th district since 2012.
District 12 Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson had represented the 12th district since 1994. Hudson lost re-election to Democrat Krista Griffith.
Democratic primary
General election
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell had represented the 13th district since 2006.
District 14 Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th district since 2002.
District 15 Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst had represented the 15th district since 2004.
District 16 Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson had represented the 16th district since 2004. Johnson did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 17 Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney had represented the th district since 1998. Mulrroney did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 18 Incumbent Democrat David Bentz had represented the 18th district since 2015.
District 19 Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th district since 2012.
District 20 Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk had represented the 20th district since 2012.
District 21 Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone had represented the 21st district since 2008.
District 22 Incumbent Republican Joseph Miró had represented the 22nd district since 1998. Miró did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Michael Smith won the open seat.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 23 Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach had represented the 23rd district since 2012.
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski had represented the 24th district since 2010.
District 25 Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. had represented the 25th district since 2006.
District 26 Incumbent Democrat John Viola had represented the 26th district since 1998.
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. had represented the 27th district since 2008.
District 28 Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th district since 2008.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat Charles Paradee had represented the 29th district since 2012. Paradee retired to run for the state senate, and fellow Democrat William Bush IV won the open seat.
District 30 Incumbent Republican William Outten had represented the 30th district since 2004. Outten did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Shannon Morris won the open seat.
District 31 Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st district since 2014.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 32 Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett had represented the 32nd district since 2012.
District 33 Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd district since 2016.
District 34 Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th district since 2014.
District 35 Incumbent Republican David Wilson had represented the 35th district since 2008. Wilson retired to run for the state senate. Republican Jesse Vanderwende won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
District 36 Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton had represented the 36th district since 2010. Kenton did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Bryan Shupe won the open seat.
District 37 Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King had represented the th district since 2009.
District 38 Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th district since 2012.
District 39 Incumbent Republican Daniel Short had represented the 39th district since 2006.
District 40 Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th district since 2012.
District 41 Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st district since 2014.
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