An election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012.
Overview Open seats District 1: Democratic incumbent Dennis P. Williams is running for mayor of Wilmington.
District 11: Republican incumbent and Minority Leader Greg Lavelle is running for the 4th district state Senate seat.
District 19: Democratic incumbent and Speaker of the House Robert Gilligan is retiring.
District 20: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.
District 23: Democratic incumbent Teresa Schooley is retiring.
District 32: Democratic incumbent E. Bradford "Brad" Bennett is retiring.
District 38: Republican incumbent Gerald Hocker is running for the 20th district state Senate seat.
District 40: Republican incumbent Biff Lee is retiring.
Results DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Representative Party 1st Dennis Williams Dem Charles Potter Jr. Dem 2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem 3rd Helene Keeley Dem Helene Keeley Dem 4th Gerald Brady Dem Gerald Brady Dem 5th Melanie George Smith Dem Melanie George Smith Dem 6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem 7th Bryon Short Dem Bryon Short Dem 8th Quinn Johnson Dem Quinn Johnson Dem 9th Rebecca Walker Dem Rebecca Walker Dem 10th Dennis Williams Dem Dennis Williams Dem 11th New Seat Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep 12th Deborah Hudson Rep Deborah Hudson Rep Gregory Lavelle Rep 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 J.J. Johnson Dem 17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Michael Mulrooney Dem 18th Michael Barbieri Dem Michael Barbieri Dem 19th Robert Gilligan Dem Kimberly Williams Dem 20th New Seat Stephen Smyk Rep 21st Michael Ramone Rep Michael Ramone Rep 22nd Joseph Miró Rep Joseph Miró Rep Nick Manolakos Rep 23rd Teresa Schooley 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 Lincoln Willis Rep Charles Paradee Dem 30th William Outten Rep William Outten Rep 31st Darryl Scott Dem Darryl Scott Dem 32nd Brad Bennett Dem Andria Bennett Dem 33rd Harold Peterman Rep Harold Peterman Rep 34th Donald Blakey Rep Donald Blakey Rep 35th David Wilson Rep David Wilson Rep 36th Harvey Kenton Rep Harvey Kenton Rep 37th Ruth Briggs King Rep Ruth Briggs King Rep 38th Gerald Hocker Rep Ronald Gray Rep 39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep 40th Clifford Lee Rep Timothy Dukes Rep 41st John Atkins Dem John Atkins Dem
Statewide Party Candi-dates Votes % Seats +/– Democratic 35 220,822 62.22% 27 1 Republican 26 130,711 36.83% 14 1 Libertarian 7 3,116 0.88% 0 Independent 1 268 0.08% 0 Total 69 354,917 100% 41
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 24, 2012
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 2012 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:
District 1 Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994. Williams retired to run for Mayor of Wilmington and fellow Democrat Charles Potter Jr. won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 2 Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010. Democratic primary
General election
District 3 Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Gerald Brady has represented the 4th district since 2006.
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Melanie George Smith has represented the 5th district since 2002.
District 6 Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan has represented the 6th district since 2010.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Bryon Short has represented the 7th district since 2006.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Quinn Johnson has represented the 8th district since 2008.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Rebecca Walker has represented the 9th district since 2010.
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 10th district since 2008. Democratic primary
General election
District 11 The new 11th district is an open seat which strectches from Townsend to Chapeltown and has no incumbent. Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 12 The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Deborah Hudson, who has represented the 12th district since 1994, and Gregory Lavelle, who has represented the 11th district since 2001. Lavelle retired to run for the State Senate, while Hudson was re-elected here.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Larry Mitchell has represented the 13th district since 2006.
District 14 Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Peter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002.
District 15 Incumbent Democrat Valerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004. Democratic primary
General election
District 16 Incumbent Democrat J.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004.
District 17 Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the 17th district since 1998.
District 18 Incumbent Democrat Michael Barbieri has represented the 18th district since 2008.
District 19 Incumbent Democratic House Speaker Robert Gilligan has represented the 19th district since 1972. Gilligan didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Kimberly Williams won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 20 The new 20th district is based in Sussex County and has no incumbent. Republican Stephen Smyk won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 21 Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone has represented the 21st district since 2008.
District 22 The new 22nd district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Joseph Miró, who has represented the 22nd district since 1998, and Nick Manolakos, who has represented the 20th district since 2006. Miró defeated Manolakos in the Republican primary and went on to win the general election. Republican primary
General election
District 23 Incumbent Democrat Teresa Schooley has represented the 23rd district since 2004. Schooley didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Paul Baumbach won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski has represented the 24th district since 2010.
District 25 Incumbent Democrat John Kowalko Jr. has represented the 25th district since 2006.
District 26 Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Earl Jaques Jr. has represented the 27th district since 2008.
District 28 Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2008.
District 29 Incumbent Republican Lincoln Willis has represented the 29th district since 2010. Willis lost re-election to Democrat Charles Paradee.
District 30 Incumbent Republican William Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004.
District 31 Incumbent Democrat Darryl Scott has represented the 31st district since 2008.
District 32 Incumbent Democrat Brad Bennett has represented the 32nd district since 2008. Bennett didn't seek re-election and his wife Andria Bennett won the open seat. Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 33 Incumbent Republican Harold Peterman has represented the 33rd district since 2010.
District 34 Incumbent Republican Donald Blakey has represented the 34th district since 2006.
District 35 Incumbent Republican David Wilson has represented the 35th district since 2008.
District 36 Incumbent Republican Harvey Kenton has represented the 36th district since 2010.
District 37 Incumbent Republican Ruth Briggs King has represented the th district since 2009.
District 38 Incumbent Republican Gerald Hocker has represented the 38th district since 2002. Hocker retired to run for the State Senate and fellow Republican Ronald Gray won the open seat.
District 39 Incumbent Republican Daniel Short has represented the 39th district since 2006. Republican primary
General election
District 40 Incumbent Republican Clifford Lee has represented the 40th district since 1990. Lee didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Timothy Dukes won the open seat. Democratic primary
General election
District 41 Incumbent Democrat John Atkins has represented the 41st district since 2008.
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