2000 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in theDelaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Terry Spence Robert Gilligan Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 18th-New Castle 19th -Wilmington Last election 26 15 Seats won 26 15 Seat change Popular vote 154,861 131,972 Percentage 53.88% 45.91%
Results:      Republican hold     Democratic hold
Speaker before election Terry Spence Republican ElectedSpeaker Terry Spence Republican

The2000 Delaware House of Representatives election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect all 41 members ofDelaware'sHouse of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including forU.S. President,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Governor,Lieutenant Governor, andstate senate. Theprimary election was held on September 9, 2000.^[1]

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican	32	154,861	53.88%	26
	Democratic	31	131,972	45.91%	15
	Libertarian	2	347	0.12%	0
	Natural Law	1	247	0.09%	0
Total		66	287,427	100%	41

Results of the 2000 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[2][3]

Incumbent DemocratDennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994.

Incumbent Democrat Al Plant Sr. has represented the 2nd district since 1975.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent Democrat Arthur Scott has represented the 3rd district since 1994.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent RepublicanJoseph G. Di Pinto has represented the 4th district since 1986.

Incumbent DemocratHelene Keeley has represented the 5th district since 1996.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent Republican David Ennis has represented the 6th district since 1983.

Incumbent Republican Wayne Smith has represented the 7th district since 1990.

Incumbent Democrat David Brady has represented the 8th district since 1982.

Incumbent RepublicanRichard Cathcart has represented the 9th district since 1998.

Incumbent Republican Robert Valihura Jr. has represented the 10th district since 1998.

Incumbent RepublicanCatherine Cloutier has represented the 11th district since 1998. Cloutier retired to run for thestate senate and fellow RepublicanGregory Lavelle won the open seat.Republican primary

General election

Incumbent RepublicanDeborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994.

Incumbent Democrat John Van Sant III has represented the 13th district since 1982.

Incumbent Democrat Richard DiLiberto has represented the 14th district since 1992.

Incumbent Republican Bruce Reynolds has represented the 15th district since 1988.

Incumbent Democrat William Houghton has represented the 16th district since 1982.

Incumbent DemocratMichael Mulrooney has represented the 17th district since 1998.

Incumbent Republican and House SpeakerTerry Spence has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1980.

Incumbent Democrat and Minority LeaderRobert Gilligan has represented the 19th district since 1972.

Incumbent Republican Roger Roy has represented the 20th district since 1976.

Incumbent Republican Pamela Maier has represented the 21st district since 1994.

Incumbent RepublicansJoseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998.

Incumbent Republican Timothy Boulden has represented the 23rd district since 1994.

Incumbent Republican William Orbele Jr. has represented the 24th district since 1976.

Incumbent Republican Stephanie Ulbrich has represented the 25th district since 1994.

Incumbent DemocratJohn Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.

Incumbent Republican Vincet Lofink has represented the 27th district since 1990.

Incumbent DemocratBruce Ennis has represented the 28th district since 1982.

Incumbent Republican Charles Welch III has represented the 29th district since 1994. Welch didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Pamela Thornburg won the open seat.

Incumbent Republican George Quillen has represented the 30th district since 1982.

Incumbent Republican Nancy Wagner has represented the 31st district since 1992.

Incumbent Republican Donna Stone has represented the 32nd district since 1994.

Incumbent Republican Wallace Caulk Jr. has represented the 33rd district since 1984.

Incumbent Republican Gerald Buckworth has represented the 34th district since 1980.

Incumbent Republican J. Benjamin Ewing has represented the 35th district since 1986.

Incumbent Republican V. George Carey has represented the 36th district since 1984.

Incumbent Democrat John Schroeder has represented the 37th district since 1989.

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Price has represented the 38th district since 1997.

Incumbent Republican Tina Fallon has represented the 39th district since 1978.

Incumbent Republican Clifford Lee has represented the 40th district since 1990.

Incumbent DemocratCharles West has represented the 41st district since 1979.Republican primary

General election

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