Delaware 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Delaware 2012 General Election

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Delaware
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 11 September 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	900,877	(0.29% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	785,068	(0.28% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Dover
Tuesday 11 September 2012 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).

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Delaware State and Local Government

Delaware 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

6 November 2012 Statewide General Candidate Listing and General Election Candidates from the Delaware Department of Elections.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from State Of Delaware Department of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Democratic	242,584	58.61%	President Barack Hussein Obama (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Republican	165,484	39.98%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Libertarian	3,882	0.94%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	1,940	0.47%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Write-in; (Constitution)	23	0.01%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
		Write-in; (America's Party)	7	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • FEC P20005260
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Jill Ann Reed • Vice President: Thomas A. "Tom" Cary. Twelve Visions • FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Paul Chehade • Vice President: Steve McAllister • FEC P20002580
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Will Christensen • FEC P20005245
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Richard Austin Duncan • FEC P20005252
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Stephen Gaylord Durham • Vice President: Christina López Freedom Socialist • FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Darrell Hykes • FEC P20002903
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Nelson Keyton, Jr.
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Dennis Jerome Knill • FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
		Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Dean Daniel Morstad • FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
		Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)	0	0.00%	Leon Leo Ray
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Platt Allen Robertson
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Rick L. Rogers • Vice President: Marilyn Jean Downs • FEC P20005179
Total			413,921	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary

		Democratic	265,415	66.42%	Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper • FEC S8DE00079; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,504,154; Dsb $3,276,837

		Republican	115,700	28.95%	Kevin L. Wade • FEC S2DE00064; 26 Nov 12; Tot $179,867; Dsb $171,648

		Independent Party Of Delaware	15,300	3.83%	Alexander J. "Alex" Pires, Jr. • FEC S2DE00080; 17 Oct 12; Tot $369,743; Dsb $355,045

		Green	3,191	0.80%	Andrew Richard Groff • FEC S2DE00098

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Richard Thomas Ruzicka • FEC S2DE00106
Total			399,607	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • First elected in a special election: 2010 (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joe Biden [Democrat] in January 2009 in order to accede to the Vice-Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Governor of DELAWARE to temporarily fill the vacancy.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jack A. Markell • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary

		Democratic	275,993	69.34%	Governor Jack A. Markell

		Republican	113,793	28.59%	Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Cragg

		Green	4,575	1.15%	Mark Joseph Perri

		Libertarian	3,668	0.92%	Jesse McVay

		Write-in	4	0.00%	David C. Graham
Total			398,033	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected separately from Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary

		Democratic	238,959	61.56%	Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn

		Republican	143,978	37.09%	Cheryl Anne "Sher" Valenzuela

		Libertarian	5,206	1.34%	Margaret "Margie" Waite-McKeown
Total			388,143	100.00%

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	249,933	64.41%	Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • FEC H0DE01017; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,524,043; Dsb $953,401

		Republican	129,757	33.44%	New Castle County Councilman Thomas H. "Tom" Kovach • FEC H2DE00130; 26 Nov 12; Tot $209,427; Dsb $203,760

		Green	4,273	1.10%	Bernard "Bernie" August • FEC H2DE00155

		Libertarian	4,096	1.06%	Scott Gesty • FEC H2DE00148
Total			388,059	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer Chipman "Chip" Flowers, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr. • Appointed: 1989 (by Governor Michael N. Castle); first elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Democratic	233,354	61.11%	Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart

		Republican	140,669	36.84%	Benjamin M. "Ben" Mobley

		Libertarian	7,838	2.05%	David R. Eisenhour
Total			381,861	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• Independent Party Of Delaware: 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 16 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.