The2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 8, 2016, to elect theU.S. representative from thestate ofDelaware fromDelaware's at-large congressional district . The election coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections . The primaries were held on September 13.
Democrat John Carney , theincumbent representative, did not run for reelection, instead successfully running forgovernor of Delaware .[ 1] Lisa Blunt Rochester won the open seat on November 8.
When she was sworn into office on January 3, 2017, she became the first woman and the firstAfrican-American to represent Delaware in Congress.[ 2]
DemocratsBryon Short , a member of theDelaware House of Representatives fromHighland Woods , andBryan Townsend , a member of theDelaware Senate fromNewark, Delaware , had previously said they would run for the seat if Carney ran for governor.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Lisa Blunt Rochester , the former State Labor Secretary, also joined the race.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Lisa Blunt Rochester , former state labor secretary, former state personnel director, and former CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League[ 6] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Sean Barney, former policy director for Governor Jack Markell and nominee for state treasurer in2014 [ 9] [ 6] Mike Miller, businessman and perennial candidate[ 10] Bryan Townsend , state senator[ 5] Bryan Townsend
Donald Morton, civil rights leader[ 16] Coby Owens, social justice activist, CEO of Youth Caucus of America, and 2016 delegate for Bernie Sanders Karen E. Peterson , state senator[ 16] Bryon Short (withdrawn)
Stephanie Bolden , state representative[ 16] Gerald Brady , state representative[ 16] William Carson, Jr. , state representative[ 16] Debra Heffernan , state representative[ 16] Earl Jaques, Jr. , state representative[ 16] Quinn Johnson , state representative[ 16] John Kowalko , state representative[ 16] Sean Lynn, state representative[ 16] Sean Matthews, state representative[ 16] Trey Paradee, state representative[ 16] Peter Schwartzkopf , Speaker of theDelaware House of Representatives [ 16] Melanie G. Smith , state representative[ 16] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Sean Lisa Mike Bryan Scott Elias Other Undecided Fairleigh Dickinson University [ 17] July 20–24, 2016 344 ± 5.3% 4% 11% 9% 11% 6% 0% 1% 52% Gravis Marketing [ 18] April 17–18, 2016 1,026 ± 3.1% 12% 8% — 19% — — — 61%
Hans Reigle, a former mayor ofWyoming, Delaware , and the former chairman of theKent County Republican Party , ran unopposed on the ballot for the Republican nomination.[ 20]
Rose Izzo, conservative activist, candidate for the seat in2010 and2012 and nominee in2014 [ 6] [ 21] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Lisa Hans Other Undecided University of Delaware [ 27] September 16–28, 2016 900 ± 3.8% 46% 26% 11% 18%
Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2016[ 28] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Lisa Blunt Rochester 233,554 55.52% −3.74% Republican Hans Reigle 172,301 40.96% +4.20% Green Mark J. Perri 8,326 1.97% −0.10% Libertarian Scott Gesty 6,436 1.55% −0.36% Total votes 420,617 100.0% N/A Democratic hold
By county
County Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic Hans ReigleRepublican All Others # % # % # % New Castle 158,803 63.97% 80,356 32.37% 9,092 3.66% Kent 33,113 46.59% 35,353 49.75% 2,601 3.66% Sussex 41,638 41.08% 56,592 55.83% 3,134 2.09% Totals 233,554 55.52% 172,301 40.96% 14,827 3.53%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
^a b c Starkey, Jonathan (September 16, 2015)."Rep. John Carney enters 2016 governor race" .The News Journal . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2015 . ^ "Lisa Blunt Rochester Is Delaware's First Female and the First African American Representative – Rochester Elected to Congress" . Cosmopolitan.com. October 17, 2016. RetrievedNovember 9, 2016 .^ Starkey, Jonathan (September 3, 2015)."Townsend hiring for congressional campaign" .The News Journal . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2015 . ^a b Offredo, Jon (September 25, 2015)."Delaware Rep. Bryon Short declares for Congress" .The News Journal . RetrievedSeptember 25, 2015 . ^a b Offredo, Jon (September 17, 2015)."State Sen. Bryan Townsend announces congressional bid" .The News Journal . RetrievedSeptember 17, 2015 . ^a b c d e Offredo, Jon; Jonathan, Starkey (October 26, 2015)."Former state labor secretary enters congressional race" .The News Journal . RetrievedOctober 27, 2015 . ^a b Albright, Matthew; Duvernay, Adam (April 4, 2016)."Short drops out of congressional race, cites money" .The News Journal . RetrievedApril 5, 2016 . ^a b Delaware Primary results ^a b c d Railey, Kimberly (September 17, 2015)."Joe Biden's Home-State Politics Get a Rare Shake-Up" .National Journal . RetrievedOctober 27, 2015 . ^ Fowser, Mark (October 20, 2015)."Mike Miller of Lewes announces candidacy for Congress" .WXDE the original on October 21, 2015. RetrievedOctober 25, 2015 . ^ Wilson, Xerxes (September 2, 2015)."Bullock to run for New Castle County Council president" .The News Journal . RetrievedOctober 27, 2015 . ^ Lessig, Lawrence."the few who could make a difference" . RetrievedMarch 29, 2016 . ^a b c d e f "Delaware Women Legislators Endorse Lisa Blunt Rochester for Congress" .Lisa Blunt Rochester for Congress .^ "EMILY's List Endorses Lisa Blunt Rochester for Congress in Delaware's At-Large District" .EMILY's List . January 29, 2016.^ "National Women's Political Caucus Endorses Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. House in Delaware" .Lisa Blunt Rochester for Congress .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Offredo, Jon (September 29, 2015)."Bryon Short secures endorsements in Congressional race" .The News Journal . RetrievedOctober 27, 2015 . ^a b Fairleigh Dickinson University ^ Gravis Marketing ^ "Primary Election Official Results" . delaware.gov. September 13, 2016. Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2016. RetrievedNovember 16, 2016 .^a b Starkey, Jonathan (April 8, 2015)."Republican, former mayor files for Congress" .The News Journal . RetrievedApril 10, 2015 . ^ "Primary Election (Official Results)" . STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS. Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2016.^ "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016" .House: Race Ratings .Cook Political Report . RetrievedNovember 12, 2016 .^ "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016" .Daily Kos Elections . RetrievedNovember 7, 2016 .^ "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)" .House Ratings .The Rothenberg Political Report . RetrievedNovember 3, 2016 .^ "2016 House" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 7, 2016. RetrievedNovember 7, 2016 .^ "Battle for the House 2016" .Real Clear Politics . RetrievedOctober 31, 2016 .^ University of Delaware ^ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)" . State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2018. RetrievedNovember 14, 2016 .Official campaign websites (archived)
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