The2018 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the U.S. representative fromDelaware's at-large congressional district , who will represent the state ofDelaware in the116th United States Congress . The election coincided with the election ofa U.S. Senator from Delaware and other federal and state offices. Democratic CongresswomanLisa Blunt Rochester , the incumbent, won re-election.
Lisa Blunt Rochester ran unopposed in the primary and automatically became theDemocratic nominee.
Scott Walker, Republican candidate for the seat in2016 [ 3] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Lee Murphy, retired railroad worker and actor (refused to concede)[ 3] [ 4] Marvin Davis, far-rightist Lee Murphy, retired railroad worker and actor (not filed) Andrew Webb, community activist and student[ 5] Results by county: Walker—50–60%
Murphy—50–60%
Republican primary results, Delaware 2018[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Scott Walker 19,573 53.00% Republican Lee Murphy 17,359 47.00% Total votes 36,932 100%
Shortly after the final results for theRepublican primary, controversy almost immediately emerged about Scott Walker’s victory, as Lee Murphy had been seen by many as the favorite to win. Murphy refused to concede and took toFacebook , saying, “Friends, thanks for all your support- something stinks here and I will not be conceding anytime soon. Need to investigate big time. A Dem wins a Republican primary?”[ 4] [ 7] [ 8] [ 5]
Endorsed by Sussex County Chapter [ edit ] Andrew Webb, community activist and student (write-in) Independent Party of Delaware [ edit ] Andrew Webb, community activist and student[ 9] Paul Johnston, veteran (write-in) Lisa Blunt Rochester
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Coby Owens, social justice activist, CEO of Youth Caucus of America, and2016 delegate forBernie Sanders Organizations
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Declined to endorse Scott Walker
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Lisa Blunt Scott Undecided University of Delaware [ 17] September 11–17, 2018 728 LV – 58% 28% 15% 908 RV ± 3.7% 54% 26% 20% Gravis Marketing [ 18] July 24–29, 2018 884 ± 3.3% 46% 38% 16%
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with Lisa Blunt Rochester and Lee Murphy
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Lisa Blunt Lee Undecided Gravis Marketing [ 18] July 24–29, 2018 884 ± 3.3% 46% 39% 16%
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
^ "FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE" .Delaware Department of Elections . Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2012.^a b Campaign, Human Rights."HRC Endorses Sen. Carper & Rep. Blunt Rochester for Re-Election" .Human Rights Campaign . Archived fromthe original on September 10, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2019 . ^a b Lee, Jim (July 11, 2018)."Deadline passes, primary contenders are set" .Dover Post ^a b "Matthew Bittle on Twitter" .^a b Baumgart, Wolf von (September 18, 2018)."Andrew Webb Launches 2018 Campaign" .delawarepolitics.net . Archived fromthe original on February 2, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2019 . ^ "2018 Delaware primary election results" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. RetrievedJune 29, 2019 .^ "Lee Murphy for Congress on Facebook" .^ "Scott Walker for Congress on Facebook" .^ "Independent Party of Delaware" .WEBB 2018 . RetrievedJune 8, 2019 .^ "Source Voting - Delaware" .^ "Declared Write-In Candidates - Delaware Department of Elections" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on January 28, 2018.^ "John Carney on Instagram: "Thank you to everyone who came out to the Sussex County Jamboree this weekend! We have a great slate of candidates this year, and I'm..." .Instagram . Archived fromthe original . RetrievedJanuary 7, 2019 .^ Rochester, Lisa Blunt (September 24, 2018)."I am honored to receive the @SierraClub endorsement, and will continue to stand with them and friends of Delaware's environment in advocating for clean air, clean water, and wildlife protections. Together, we can protect and preserve our environment for generations to come.pic.twitter.com/rBwKAELnxg" .twitter.com . RetrievedJanuary 7, 2019 . ^a b "Andrew Webb for Congress on Facebook" .^ "Delaware at large - 2018 House Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . Archived fromthe original on September 25, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2018 .^ "2018 House Election Interactive Map" .270towin . RetrievedOctober 20, 2018 .^ University of Delaware ^a b Gravis Marketing ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019)."Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" .Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . RetrievedApril 27, 2019 . Official campaign websites
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