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2022 Delaware House of Representatives election
The 2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. House, Attorney General, and state senate. Delaware voters elected state senators in all 41 of the state's Senate districts. 41 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the Delaware House of Representatives.[1] A primary election on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates would appear on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Delaware Secretary of State's website. Following the 2022 state House of Representatives elections, Democrats maintained control of the House, having a majority with 26 members. Republicans held 15 seats. Predictions
4th District special electionDemocrat Gerald Brady resigned his seat on January 31, 2022.[3] Democrat Charles Freel defeated Republican Ted Kittila in a special election held on March 5, 2022, to fill Brady's unexpired term.
Results summary† - Incumbent not seeking re-election Statewide
Closest racesSeats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retirements
Incumbents defeated in the primary election
Detailed results
Results of the 2022 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[5][6] District 1Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.
Democratic primary
General election
District 2Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd District since 2010.
Democratic primary
General election
District 3Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker had represented the 3rd District since 2018.
District 4The new 4th District is based in Sussex County and includes Long Neck, Angola, and Warwick. The new district had no incumbent. Republican Jeff Hilovsky won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
District 5Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th District since 2018.
District 6Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th District since 2018.
Democratic primary
General election
District 7Incumbent Democrat Larry Lambert had represented the 7th District since 2020.
District 8Incumbent Democrat Sherae'a Moore had represented the 8th District since 2020.
District 9Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th District since 2014.
District 10Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews had represented the 10th District since 2014.
District 11Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th District since 2012.
District 12The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats Krista Griffith, who had represented the 12th District since 2018, and Charles Freel, who had represented the 4th district since winning a special election in 2022. Freel did not seek re-election, and Griffith was re-elected here.
District 13Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell had represented the 13th District since 2006. Mitchell lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat DeShanna Neal, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic primary
General election
District 14Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th District since 2002.
District 15Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst had represented the 15th District since 2004.
District 16Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.
District 17Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th District since 2018.
District 18Incumbent Democrat David Bentz had represented the 17th District since 2015. Bentz did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Sophie Phillips won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 19Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th District since 2012.
District 20Incumbent Republican Stephen Smyk had represented the 20th District since 2012. Smyk retired to run for the State Senate. Democrat Stell Selby won the open seat.
District 21Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone had represented the 21st District since 2008.
District 22Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.
District 23Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach had represented the 23rd District since 2012.
District 24Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski had represented the 24th District since 2010.
District 25Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. had represented the 25th District since 2006. Kowalko did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Cyndie Romer won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 26Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.
Democratic primary
General election
District 27Incumbent Democrat Eric Morrison had represented the 27th District since 2020.
Democratic primary
General election
District 28Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th District since 2008.
District 29Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th District since 2018.
District 30Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.
District 31Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st District since 2014.
District 32Incumbent Democrat Andria Bennett had represented the 32nd District since 2012. Bennett did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 33Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd District since 2016.
District 34Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th District since 2014.
District 35Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.
District 36Incumbent Republican Bryan Shupe had represented the 36th District since 2018.
Republican primary
General election
District 37Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King had represented the 37th District since January 2010.
District 38Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th District since 2012.
District 39Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.
District 40Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th District since 2012.
District 41Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st District since 2014.
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