The 2020 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Delaware voters elected state representatives in all 41 districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Delaware House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the presidency, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 15, 2020.
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats retained control of the Delaware House with 26 seats to Republicans' 15 seats. To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, Republicans needed to net six House seats. Democrats retained control of the Delaware House following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged: 26 Democrats to 15 Republicans.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportOctober 21, 2020
Results summary District Incumbent Party Elected Representative 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 Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem 5th Kendra Johnson Dem Kendra Johnson Dem 6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem 7th Ray Seigfried Dem Larry Lambert Dem 8th Quinn Johnson† 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 13th Larry Mitchell Dem Larry Mitchell 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 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 Michael Smith Rep Michael Smith Rep 23rd Paul Baumbach Dem Paul Baumbach Dem 24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem 25th John Kowlako Jr. Dem John Kowalko Jr. Dem 26th John Viola Dem Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem 27th Earl Jaques Jr. 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 Andria Bennett 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 Party Candi-dates Votes % Seats +/– Democratic 34 247,294 57.83% 26 Republican 26 179,698 42.02% 15 Libertarian 3 638 0.15% 0 Total 63 427,630 100% 41
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents Quinn Johnson (D-District 8)
Incumbents defeated in the primary election Ray Seigfried (D-District 7), defeated by Larry Lambert (D) John Viola (D-District 26), defeated by Madinah Wilson-Anton (D) Earl Jaques Jr. (D-District 27), defeated by Eric Morrison (D)
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__ Results of the 2020 Delaware House of Representatives election by district: Note: Delaware does not report results in uncompetitive primaries (i.e. races with only one candidate per party in the primary). Therefore, most districts do not include primary results.
District 1 Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st district since 2018.
District 2 Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd district since 2010.
District 3 Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker had represented the 3rd district since 2018.
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady had represented the 4th district since 2006. Democratic primary
General election
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th district since 2018.
District 6 Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th district since 2010.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Ray Seigfried had represented the 7th district since 2018. Seigfried lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Larry Lambert, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary
General election
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson had represented the 8th district since 2008. Johnson did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Sherae'a Moore won the general election.
District 9 Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th district since 2014.
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews had represented the 10th district since 2014. Democratic primary
General election
District 11 Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th district since 2012.
District 12 Incumbent Democrat Krista Griffith had represented the 12th district since 2018.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell had represented the 13th district since 2006.
District 14 Incumbent Democrat Speaker of the House Peter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th district since 2002.
District 15 Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst had represented the 15th district since 2004.
District 16 Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th district since 2018.
District 17 Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th district since 2018.
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 Michael Smith had represented the 22nd district since 2018.
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. Viola lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary
General election
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. had represented the 27th district since 2008. Jaques lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Eric Morrison, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary
General election
District 28 Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th district since 2008.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th district since 2018.
District 30 Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th district since 2018.
District 31 Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st district since 2014.
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. Democratic primary
General election
District 35 Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th district since 2018.
District 36 Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe had represented the 36th district since 2018.
District 37 Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King had represented the 37th district since 2010.
District 38 Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th district since 2012.
District 39 Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader 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.
See also 2020 United States elections
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