2006 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 before 25[a] 15 Seats won 23 18 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 117,161 118,329 Percentage 49.54% 50.03%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold     Democratic hold
Speaker before election Terry Spence Republican ElectedSpeaker Terry Spence Republican

An election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect all 41 members toDelaware'sHouse of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including forU.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives, andstate senate. Theprimary election was held on September 12, 2006.^[1]

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican	32	117,161	49.54%	23	2
	Democratic	33	118,329	50.03%	18	3
	Libertarian	1	686	0.29%	0
	Independent	2	331	0.14%	0
Total		68	236,507	100%	41

Results of the 2006 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:^[3][4]

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

General election

Incumbent Democrat Hazel Plant has represented the 2nd district since 2000.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratHelene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.Democratic primary

General election
Incumbent DemocratHelene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996.

Incumbent RepublicanJoseph G. Di Pinto has represented the 4th district since 1986. DiPinto didn't seek re-election and DemocratGerald Brady won the open seat.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratMelanie George Marshall has represented the 5th district since 2002.

Incumbent DemocratDiana McWilliams has represented the 6th district since 2004.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent Republican and Majority Leader Wayne Smith has represented the 7th district since 1990.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratBethany Hall-Long has represented the 8th district since 2002.

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

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

Incumbent RepublicanGregory Lavelle has represented the 11th district since 2001.

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

Incumbent Democrat John Van Sant III has represented the 13th district since 1982. Van Sant didn't seek re-election and fellow DemocratLarry Mitchell won the open seat.Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratPeter Schwartzkopf has represented the 14th district since 2002.

Incumbent DemocratValerie Longhurst has represented the 15th district since 2004.

Incumbent DemocratJ.J. Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2004.

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. Roy didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Nick Manolakos won the open seat.Republican primary

General election

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

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

Incumbent Democrat Teresa Schooley has represented the 23rd district since 2004.

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

Incumbent Republican Stephanie Ulbrich has represented the 25th district since 1994. Ulbrich lost re-election to DemocratJohn Kowalko Jr.

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

General election

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

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

Incumbent Republican Pamela Thornburg has represented the 29th district since 2000.

Incumbent RepublicanWilliam Outten has represented the 30th district since 2004.

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

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

Incumbent Republican turned Independent Wallace Caulk Jr. has represented the 33rd district since 1984. Caulk didn't seek re-election and DemocratRobert Walls won the open seat.Republican primary

General election

Incumbent Republican Gerald Buckworth has represented the 34th district since 1980. Buckworth didn't seek re-election and fellow RepublicanDonald Blakey won the open seat.

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 Republican Joseph Booth has represented the th district since 2002.

Incumbent RepublicanGerald Hocker has represented the 38th district since 2002.

Incumbent Republican Tina Fallon has represented the 39th district since 1978. Fallon didn't seek re-election and fellow RepublicanDaniel Short won the open seat.

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

Incumbent RepublicanJohn Atkins has represented the 41st district since 2002.

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