Delaware 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Delaware 2014 General Election

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Delaware
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Tuesday 8 July 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 15 July 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent.
✓ Tuesday 9 September 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).

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)
Capital:	Dover

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Delaware State and Local Government

Delaware 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Only registered voters from participating parties may vote in the Primary Election.

The Libertarian Party convention date is 8 March 2014. The Independent Party of Delaware convention date is 26 July 2014..

Statewide 9 September 2014 Primary and 4 November 2014 General Election candidate listings from the Delaware Department of Elections.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns of 7 November 2014 from the State Of Delaware Department of Elections.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*			*Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper* • FEC S8DE00079

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Democratic	130,655	55.83%	Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • FEC S0DE00092; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,762,732; Dsb $4,720,401

		Republican	98,823	42.23%	Kevin L. Wade • FEC S2DE00064; 30 Sep 14; Tot $63,091; Dsb $56,610

		Green	4,560	1.95%	Andrew R. Groff • FEC S2DE00098

		Write-in			Walter B. Janocha
		Write-in			Carl Robert Smink • FEC S4DE00052; 24 Nov 14; Tot $117,412; Dsb $154,032
Total			234,038	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jack A. Markell • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III • 17 April 2014: Announced plans to run for Governor in 2016.

		Republican			state Senator Colin R. J. Bonini • 7 November 2014: Announced his candidacy.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected separately from Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 21 April 2014: Candidate for Attorney General. 4 November 2014: Won Attorney General contest.

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	137,251	59.26%	Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • FEC H0DE01017; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,165,084; Dsb $1,122,196

		Republican	85,146	36.76%	Rose Izzo • FEC H0DE01025; 24 Nov 14; Tot $21,943; Dsb $21,926

		Green	4,801	2.07%	Bernard "Bernie" August • FEC H2DE00155

		Libertarian	4,419	1.91%	Scott Gesty • FEC H2DE00148
Total			231,617	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 17 April 2014: "... I have concluded that it is not right to ask for your support in 2014, knowing that my focus would be divided between doing my job as Attorney General while at the same time running as a candidate for Governor ... I will not seek reelection as your Attorney General this November."
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Democratic	121,410	52.76%	Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • 21 April 2014: Running for Attorney General in 2014.

		Republican	90,257	39.22%	Theodore A. "Ted" Kittila

		Green	10,599	4.61%	Catherine C. Damavandi

		Independent Party Of Delaware	4,879	2.12%	David C. "Dave" Graham

		Libertarian	2,984	1.30%	John MacHurek
Total			230,129	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Democratic	Treasurer Chipman "Chip" Flowers, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 15 August 2014: Amid scandal, announced he is no longer seeking re-election. Will serve out the remainder of his term.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	123,105	53.59%	Kenneth "Ken" Simpler

		Democratic	100,218	43.63%	Sean Barney

		Green	6,373	2.77%	David B. "Dave" Chandler
Total			229,696	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Appointed: 1989 (by Governor Michael N. Castle); first elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	123,100	54.22%	Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr.

		Democratic	103,939	45.78%	Brenda R. Mayrack
Total			227,039	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Independent Party Of Delaware: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 2 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

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	• The Delaware Constitution of 1897 as amended
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	• Commissioner of Elections for the State of Delaware
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	• Delaware General Assembly
Democratic
	• Delaware Democratic Party
Republican
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	• Independent Party of Delaware
	• Independent Party of Delaware
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