2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections

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All 41 seats in theDelaware House of Representatives 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2013 Leader's seat 14th -Rehoboth Beach 39th -Seaford Last election 26 15 Seats won 26 15 Seat change Popular vote 149,213 138,326 Percentage 51.44% 47.68%
Results:      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain
Speaker before election Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic ElectedSpeaker Peter Schwartzkopf Democratic

The2022 Delaware House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the2022 United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including forU.S. House,Attorney General, andstate senate.Delaware voters elected state senators in all 41 of the state's Senate districts. 41 State Representatives serve four-year terms in theDelaware House of Representatives.^[1]

A primary election on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates would appear on the November 8general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from theDelaware Secretary of State's website. Following the 2022 state House of Representatives elections,Democrats maintained control of the House, having a majority with 26 members.Republicans held 15 seats.

DemocratGerald Brady resigned his seat on January 31, 2022.^[3] DemocratCharles Freel defeated Republican Ted Kittila in a special election held on March 5, 2022, to fill Brady's unexpired term.

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	32	149,213	51.44%	26
	Republican	34	138,326	47.68%	15
	Non-Partisan Delaware	3	1,251	0.43%	0
	Libertarian	1	655	0.23%	0
	Independent	1	350	0.12%	0
	Write-in	1	290	0.10%	0
Total		72	290,085	100%	41

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 21, 0.4%
2. District 20, 2.88% gain
3. District 27, 6.7%

• Charles Freel (D-District 12)^[b]
• David Bentz (D-District 18)
• Stephen Smyk (R-District 20), to run for theState Senate.
• John Kowlako Jr. (D-District 25)
• Andria Bennett (D-District 32)

• Larry Mitchell (D-District 13), defeated byDeShanna Neal (D)

Results of the 2022 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[5][6]

Incumbent DemocratNnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratStephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd District since 2010.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratSherry Dorsey Walker had represented the 3rd District since 2018.

The new 4th District is based inSussex County and includesLong Neck,Angola, andWarwick. The new district had no incumbent. RepublicanJeff Hilovsky won the open seat.Republican primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratKendra Johnson had represented the 5th District since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratDebra Heffernan had represented the 6th District since 2018.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratLarry Lambert had represented the 7th District since 2020.

Incumbent DemocratSherae'a Moore had represented the 8th District since 2020.

Incumbent RepublicanKevin Hensley had represented the 9th District since 2014.

Incumbent DemocratSean Matthews had represented the 10th District since 2014.

Incumbent RepublicanJeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th District since 2012.

The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent DemocratsKrista Griffith, who had represented the 12th District since 2018, andCharles Freel, who had represented the 4th district since winning a special election in 2022. Freel did not seek re-election, and Griffith was re-elected here.

Incumbent DemocratLarry Mitchell had represented the 13th District since 2006. Mitchell lost re-nomination to fellow DemocratDeShanna Neal, who went on to win the general election.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent Democrat House SpeakerPeter Schwartzkopf had represented the 14th District since 2002.

Incumbent Democrat and Majority LeaderValerie Longhurst had represented the 15th District since 2004.

Incumbent DemocratFranklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratMelissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th District since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratDavid Bentz had represented the 17th District since 2015. Bentz did not seek re-election, and fellow DemocratSophie Phillips won the open seat.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratKimberly Williams had represented the 19th District since 2012.

Incumbent RepublicanStephen Smyk had represented the 20th District since 2012. Smyk retired to run for theState Senate. DemocratStell Parker Selby won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanMichael Ramone had represented the 21st District since 2008.

Incumbent RepublicanMichael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratPaul Baumbach had represented the 23rd District since 2012.

Incumbent DemocratEdward Osienski had represented the 24th District since 2010.

Incumbent DemocratJohn Kowalko Jr. had represented the 25th District since 2006. Kowalko did not seek re-election, and fellow DemocratCyndie Romer won the open seat.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratMadinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratEric Morrison had represented the 27th District since 2020.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratWilliam Carson Jr. had represented the 28th District since 2008.

Incumbent DemocratWilliam Bush IV had represented the 29th District since 2018.

Incumbent RepublicanShannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.

Incumbent DemocratSean Lynn had represented the 31st District since 2014.

Incumbent DemocratAndria Bennett had represented the 32nd District since 2012. Bennett did not seek re-election, and fellow DemocratKerri Evelyn Harris won the open seat.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent RepublicanCharles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd District since 2016.

Incumbent RepublicanLyndon Yearick had represented the 34th District since 2014.

Incumbent RepublicanJesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.

Incumbent RepublicanBryan Shupe had represented the 36th District since 2018.Republican primary

General election

Incumbent RepublicanRuth Briggs King had represented the 37th District since January 2010.

Incumbent RepublicanRonald Gray had represented the 38th District since 2012.

Incumbent Republican and Minority LeaderDaniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.

Incumbent RepublicanTimothy Dukes had represented the 40th District since 2012.

Incumbent RepublicanRichard Collins had represented the 41st District since 2014.

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